Accountant salary in the South Georgia nonmetro area

Pay in the South Georgia nonmetro area against Georgia and the US

The middle half of accountants in the South Georgia nonmetro area earns $58,140–$95,950. The top tenth earns $126,520 or more, 2.8 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $37,810 wide, against $44,280 across Georgia and $42,790 nationally: employers in the South Georgia nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $17,300 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $20,510, or about $26,465 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the South Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $81,900 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the South Georgia nonmetro area

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $21,902 to the $75,440 median and brings it to $97,342 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

We place executive assistants, customer support and e-commerce staff today; for accountants we answer within one business day whether we can help. Enter the monthly pay you have in mind to compare it with a local hire. The fee field shows our standard fee³; Deel's contractor plan is the default payroll tool⁴.

Other roles in the South Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the South Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($79,640); marketing specialists come next at $62,180.

Measured against the US median, this job is the best paid of the 17 roles we track in the South Georgia nonmetro area (-9.8%); e-commerce order specialists come last (-36.3%). The typical role here is at -19.3%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the South Georgia nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the South Georgia nonmetro area, 8.6% across Georgia and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $67,800 in Hinesville to $85,820 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $18,020 a year. All 3 areas in Georgia with more accountants than the South Georgia nonmetro area also pay more, among them Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA ($85,820) and Savannah, GA ($79,790).

the South Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the South Georgia nonmetro area is #153 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Georgia, Muskegon-Norton Shores and Reading pay just above the South Georgia nonmetro area and Abilene and Knoxville just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the South Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

Questions

Sources

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.