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Average Craft Artists Salary in Georgia

Craft Artists in Georgia earn a median annual salary of $34,040, which is -11.5% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Georgia (state).

$34,040
Georgia median annual wage
$16/hour median
-11.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,480
70
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.53
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$18,650
25th
$18,740
Median
$34,040
75th
$60,530
90th
$139,740

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Georgia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
96.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$35,350
Goods: 98.9%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 88.7%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Maryland$67,060CompareN/A
California$59,980Compare290
Missouri$58,750Compare160
Texas$52,000Compare340
Pennsylvania$52,000Compare90
New York$48,580Compare130

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Georgia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Psychiatrists$229,1900.59
Nurse Anesthetists$221,1900.73
Anesthesiologists$206,8900.45
Chief Executives$201,7500.81
Dentists, General$195,8200.91
Dentists, All Other Specialists$194,2100.44
Air Traffic Controllers$174,6001.38
Computer And Information Systems Managers$169,1700.86

Georgia has salary data for 761 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Psychiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Craft Artists in Georgia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Craft Artists are projected to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.