Entry-level Mathematics Professor salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I 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$74,500
Middle 50%$66.5k–$103.5k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $78,658
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,570 and $137,853.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,900
25th$66,500
50th (median)$74,500
75th$103,500
90th$115,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $60,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $64,400 (10 filings) FY2022: median $70,555 (10 filings) FY2024: median $101,571 (16 filings) FY2025: median $72,700 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 16
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$60,000$51,700$65,12611
FY2021$64,400$63,075$80,00010
FY2022$70,555$58,020$91,83310
FY2023–––8
FY2024$101,571$62,800$121,25016
FY2025$72,700$67,750$102,00012
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Atlanta's median entry-level Mathematics Professor salary of $74,500 is worth about $74,500 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 $74,500, 1% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Kennesaw State Universitytoo few9
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.