Entry-level Middle School Teacher salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mcdonough, Covington, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Stockbridge.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$58,573
Middle 50%$57.5k–$64.3k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $59,573
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,590 and $97,303.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,938
25th$57,500
50th (median)$58,573
75th$64,276
90th$85,334

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2024: median $54,073 (36 filings) FY2025: median $58,000 (27 filings) FY2026: median $63,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 36
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–––0
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––3
FY2023–––3
FY2024$54,073$52,500$58,00036
FY2025$58,000$57,500$60,00027
FY2026$63,000$55,670$65,77611

Cost of living

Atlanta's median entry-level Middle School Teacher salary of $58,573 is worth about $58,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $75,490 in May 2025 (13,650 employed). The H-1B median here is $58,573, 22% 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
Aa Educational Solutions$57,50011
Gwinnett County Public Schools (o/b/o Gwinnett County Board of Education)too few8
Board of Education, City of Atlantatoo few5
Knowledge Resources Grouptoo few5
Gwinnett County Public Schoolstoo few3
Edu Infotech International Resourcestoo few2
Future Promise Educational Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,573 38
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
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$57,460$58,57338

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.