Mathematics Professor salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kennesaw, Marietta, Clarkston, Lawrenceville.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$78,658
Middle 50%$67.3k–$106.5k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $87,000
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,630 and $142,539.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,069
25th$67,250
50th (median)$78,658
75th$106,500
90th$115,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $63,762 (14 filings) FY2021: median $67,750 (16 filings) FY2022: median $68,822 (12 filings) FY2024: median $101,571 (18 filings) FY2025: median $77,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$63,762$56,250$66,16014
FY2021$67,750$63,225$86,25016
FY2022$68,822$64,061$79,50012
FY2023–––8
FY2024$101,571$66,000$123,75018
FY2025$77,000$68,000$108,00013
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Mathematics Professor salary of $78,658 is worth about $78,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $75,540 in May 2025 (530 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,658, 4% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Kennesaw State University$70,00010
Georgia Institute of Technologytoo few6
Georgia State Universitytoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,500 20
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$50,670$74,50020

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.