Pay and cost of living in DeKalb County, GA
Across the 90 occupations we cover in DeKalb County, GA, the middle median salary is $51,310 a year. Pay runs from $23,350 for Bartenders up to $618,090 for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, a spread of $594,740. Wages come from the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County, GA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,619 a month and a two-bedroom $1,762. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,437 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $52,420 a year, and 81 of the 90 occupations listed here (90%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in DeKalb County, GA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for DeKalb County, GA, set beside the Georgia and national medians.
Median household income in DeKalb County, GA is $80,644, 4% above the Georgia median of $77,353 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,428) equals 24.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $51,310, is 36% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in DeKalb County, GA pay a median of $3,310 a year in real estate taxes, 41% above the Georgia median of $2,341. With a median home value of $357,800, 18% above the Georgia median of $303,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.93% a year.
Renters in DeKalb County, GA pay a median gross rent of $1,692 a month in the Census survey, 21% above the Georgia median of $1,393. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,619; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in DeKalb County, GA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 30.4 minutes each way, 7% above the Georgia average of 28.3. 22.6% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.