Recruiter salary in the East Georgia nonmetro area

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

Recruiters at the 90th percentile earn $100,950, 2.7 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of recruiters in the East Georgia nonmetro area earns $46,730–$76,420. The mean ($64,230) is 12% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $29,690 wide, against $41,930 across Georgia and $40,770 nationally: employers in the East Georgia nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $19,200 over the median, the 25th only $10,490 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $24,774 a year in employer cost. 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 $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the East Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $70,570 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the East 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 $16,612 to the $57,220 median and brings it to $73,832 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the East Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the East Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($57,490) and payroll specialists ($54,430). Project Coordinator is the highest at $83,200.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #13 of the 16 roles we track in the East Georgia nonmetro area (-24.7%), between paralegals (-22.5%) and administrative assistants (-26.5%). The typical role here is at -19.0%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost less in the East Georgia nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 5.4% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the East Georgia nonmetro area, 6.3% across Georgia and 5.8% 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 $55,260 in Valdosta to $77,920 in Warner Robins, a gap of $22,660 a year. Of the 12 areas in Georgia with more recruiters than the East Georgia nonmetro area, 1 pays less: Dalton, GA ($55,480).

the East Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the East Georgia nonmetro area is #332 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Georgia, Tallahassee and Gainesville pay just above the East Georgia nonmetro area and Las Cruces and Casper just below. All four are within $1,130 a year of the median in the East Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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