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Average Extraction Workers, All Other Salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Extraction Workers, All Other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earn a median annual salary of $42,920, which is -14.3% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (metro area).

$42,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median annual wage
$21/hour median
-14.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,110
50
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,440
25th
$37,440
Median
$42,920
75th
$49,920
90th
$65,900

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 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
100.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,895
Goods: 100.4%
Services: 96.2%
Rents: 111.0%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Billings, MT$75,400Compare40
Odessa, TX$75,010Compare50
Beckley, WV$68,430Compare70
Wheeling, WV-OH$65,350Compare210
Reno, NV$60,250Compare60
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$54,900Compare80

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$217,7200.54
Dentists, General$214,4900.90
Dentists, All Other Specialists$211,3700.32
Anesthesiologists$206,890N/A
Air Traffic Controllers$182,3101.96
Computer And Information Systems Managers$171,3601.12
Financial Managers$168,9901.09
Marketing Managers$164,6500.99

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has salary data for 698 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Extraction Workers, All Other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Extraction Workers, All Other are projected to change by +1.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 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.