Calculate take-home pay after Georgia state tax
Calculate your after-tax income in Georgia. Includes federal income tax, FICA, and Georgia state income tax.
State income tax rates vary significantly. Some states like Texas, Florida, and Washington have no state income tax, while others like California and New York have high rates. Use this calculator to see your true take-home pay in Georgia.
The median annual wage for all occupations in Georgia is $50,320 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2024 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. Georgia's nominal state floor is $5.15, among the lowest; the federal $7.25 applies to most employers. For anyone comparing offers across state lines, these two numbers — the median and the floor — bracket what an employer in Georgia typically pays.
As of 2025 the effective minimum wage in Georgia is $5.15 per hour. That works out to $10,712 per year at a full-time 2,080-hour schedule. Use the calculator above to convert any hourly figure — including this floor — into weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual figures for Georgia.
Is Georgia's minimum wage higher than the federal rate? No — Georgia's nominal rate is $5.15 but the federal $7.25 applies to most employers.
What is a good salary in Georgia? Anything above the $50,320 statewide median puts a single earner above half of all workers in Georgia; household costs vary considerably by metro.
How do taxes change take-home pay in Georgia? Georgia taxes income at a flat 5.19% (2025), the same rate at every income level, so state tax scales evenly with pay rather than jumping at bracket lines.