Cost of hiring in Gainesville, GA

Median pay by role in Gainesville

The employer pays more than the wage: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², so a $39,310 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $50,723 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

Gainesville against the US

Gainesville pays below the US median for 16 of the 17 roles, furthest for sales development representatives (-18.2%). For data entry specialists it is within 1% of the US figure. The middle gap across all 17 is -10.2%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for executive assistants, #146 of 509 areas by median pay; its lowest is for administrative assistants, #432 of 520.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, Gainesville has more medical administrative assistants (12.1% of these jobs here, against 6.1% nationally) and payroll specialists (1.3% against 1.0%), and fewer project coordinators (4.0% against 6.7%) and marketing specialists (3.4% against 5.7%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC is nearest, at -10.3%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, marketing specialists in Gainesville span $37,350–$118,820, the widest band (3.2×); e-commerce order specialists the narrowest, $36,410–$49,930. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 9 of 17 roles, e-commerce order specialists most ($35,530–$63,530 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives, office managers, accountants and 2 more roles: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($68,600 against a $57,270 median for sales development representatives).

Gainesville against Georgia (US state)

Against Georgia (US state) as a whole, Gainesville pays more for 3 of 17 roles, led by HR assistants (+4.9%) and medical administrative assistants (+4.4%), and less for 10, most of all sales development representatives (-23.9%). Its best rank within Georgia (US state) is #2 of 18 areas, for medical administrative assistants.

Other areas in Georgia

By jobs in these roles, Gainesville is #9 of 18 areas in Georgia. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from the South Georgia nonmetro area to Warner Robins.

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