Nurse pay in Georgia
Nurses in Georgia are being offered a median $93,986 a year right now across 553 live job postings that state pay — ranking #23 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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Georgia market overview
- 25th percentile
- $82,160
- Median
- $93,986
- 75th percentile
- $104,000
- 90th percentile
- $120,222
- Median hourly (331 postings)
- $40/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (75 postings)
- $5,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $20,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 553
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Georgia
Highest-offering employers in Georgia right now
- #1$131k
FirstChoice
median across 3 priced postings
- #2$117k
American Traveler
median across 13 priced postings
- #3$113k
GSK Solutions Inc
median across 7 priced postings
- #4$111k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 18 priced postings
- #5$110k
AMN Healthcare Nursing
median across 3 priced postings
What nurses say they’re paidreported by nurses
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in Georgia?
- Across 553 live job postings in Georgia that state pay, the median posted offer is $93,986 a year (about $40/hr). The middle half of postings runs $82,160–$104,000, and the top 10% start at $120,222.
- How does Georgia nurse pay compare nationally?
- Georgia's posted median of $93,986 is 2% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #23 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do Georgia nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 75 live postings in Georgia advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $5,000 and offers up to $20,000.