Cost of hiring in the North Georgia nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the North Georgia nonmetro area

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 $38,080 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $49,135 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the North Georgia nonmetro area against the US

The North Georgia nonmetro area pays below the US median for all 17 roles. The gap is smallest for virtual receptionists (-5.8%) and payroll specialists (-7.9%) and largest for marketing specialists (-32.1%). The middle gap across all 17 is -14.9%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for executive assistants, #246 of 509 areas by median pay; its lowest is for administrative assistants, #485 of 520.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the North Georgia nonmetro area has more e-commerce order specialists (0.7% of these jobs here, against 0.5% nationally) and HR assistants (0.8% against 0.6%), and fewer project coordinators (2.2% against 6.7%) and marketing specialists (3.2% against 5.7%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC is nearest, at -15.0%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, marketing specialists in the North Georgia nonmetro area span $32,070–$119,870, the widest band (3.7×); e-commerce order specialists the narrowest, $35,460–$50,860. 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 marketing specialists, sales development representatives, project coordinators and 2 more roles: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($65,650 against a $53,510 median for marketing specialists).

the North Georgia nonmetro area against Georgia (US state)

Against Georgia (US state) as a whole, the North Georgia nonmetro area pays about the same or less for all 17 roles, and less for 16, most of all marketing specialists (-29.5%). It has the lowest median in Georgia (US state) for marketing specialists.

Other areas in Georgia

By jobs in these roles, the North Georgia nonmetro area is #5 of 18 areas in Georgia. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from Atlanta-Sandy Springs to the East Georgia nonmetro area.

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