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Average Log Graders And Scalers Salary in Georgia

Log Graders And Scalers in Georgia earn a median annual salary of $43,510, which is -6.9% compared to the national median. There are 120 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).

$43,510
Georgia median annual wage
$21/hour median
-6.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,710
120
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.16
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,890
25th
$37,830
Median
$43,510
75th
$46,980
90th
$48,730

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
$45,185
Goods: 98.9%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 88.7%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Oregon$62,860Compare180
Idaho$62,000Compare70
Washington$59,670Compare190
California$56,570Compare420
Maine$51,650Compare80
Michigan$50,620Compare70

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 Log Graders And Scalers in Georgia

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Log Graders And Scalers are projected to change by -0.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 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.