Cost of hiring in the South Georgia nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the South 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 $36,110 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $46,594 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the South Georgia nonmetro area against the US

The South Georgia nonmetro area pays below the US median for all 17 roles. The gap is smallest for accountants (-9.8%) and payroll specialists (-10.7%) and largest for e-commerce order specialists (-36.3%). The middle gap across all 17 is -19.3%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for marketing specialists, #280 of 516 areas by median pay; its lowest is for e-commerce order specialists, #285 of 287.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the South Georgia nonmetro area has more medical administrative assistants (10.0% of these jobs here, against 6.1% nationally) and HR assistants (0.9% against 0.6%), and fewer project coordinators (2.3% against 6.7%) and marketing specialists (2.8% against 5.7%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Sebring, FL is nearest, at -19.3%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, marketing specialists in the South Georgia nonmetro area span $35,320–$131,680, the widest band (3.7×); medical administrative assistants the narrowest, $28,980–$47,130. Wider than nationally for payroll specialists and project coordinators, narrower for executive assistants and paralegals. Budget from the median for marketing specialists, sales development representatives, e-commerce order specialists and 2 more roles: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($74,830 against a $62,180 median for marketing specialists).

the South Georgia nonmetro area against Georgia (US state)

Against Georgia (US state) as a whole, the South Georgia nonmetro area pays less for every one of the 17 roles with a statewide figure. It comes closest for accountants (-7.9%) and is furthest below for e-commerce order specialists (-29.6%). It has the lowest median in Georgia (US state) for data entry specialists and e-commerce order specialists.

Other areas in Georgia

By jobs in these roles, the South Georgia nonmetro area is #4 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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