Business and Finance salary guide

Salary Needed for Financial Managers in Georgia

Financial Managers in Georgia: compare salary needs with estimated annual costs. Basic costs are about $45,425, while a 20% cushion is about $54,510.

Updated with BLS OEWS source metadata from May 2025; cost estimates reflect current WatchPennies county-level data.

Salary adequacy in Georgia

WatchPennies compares financial manager salary context with statewide median county costs for a single adult household. The comfort target adds a 20% cushion for savings, emergencies, and month-to-month variation.

Baseline annual costs

$45,425

About $3,785 per month.

Comfort salary target

$54,510

About $4,543 per month.

OEWS median salary

$166,790

Adequacy versus comfort target: 306%.

The available salary benchmark is $112,280 above the WatchPennies comfort target for Georgia.

Estimated cost mix

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Housing20%
Food9%
Transport30%
Healthcare12%
Other Costs9%
Taxes20%

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Common questions

What salary is needed for financial managers in Georgia?

WatchPennies estimates baseline annual costs around $45,425 for a single adult household in Georgia. A 20% comfort cushion is about $54,510.

Does this page use an official Georgia wage benchmark?

Yes. The occupation wage benchmark on this page is imported from BLS OEWS.

What costs are included in the salary-needed estimate?

The estimate includes housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare where applicable, other necessities, taxes, and income context from WatchPennies cost data.

Sources

Wage benchmark fields are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, last modified 2026-05-15). Cost estimates use WatchPennies county cost data for housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare, necessities, taxes, and income context.