Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Across all occupations in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,990 a year ($22.11 an hour) and the mean $60,020, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −5% against Georgia's $48,170. BLS counts 231,930 jobs in the area, which spans Georgia and South Carolina. The highest-paying occupation is anesthesiologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC vs Georgia and South Carolina and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, Georgia and South Carolina and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCHourly$12.40$15.68$22.11$35.47$51.93$28.85231,930
Annual$25,800$32,610$45,990$73,770$108,010$60,020
GeorgiaHourly$13.43$17.16$23.16$37.29$58.88$31.694,889,170
Annual$27,930$35,700$48,170$77,570$122,470$65,920
South CarolinaHourly$13.01$16.65$22.35$33.82$49.52$28.502,305,080
Annual$27,070$34,630$46,490$70,340$103,010$59,280
United StatesHourly$15.00$18.07$24.51$38.71$61.81$33.54155,495,730
Annual$31,200$37,590$50,980$80,520$128,560$69,770
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $25,800$25,80025th25th: $32,610$32,610MedianMedian: $45,990$45,99075th75th: $73,770$73,77090th90th: $108,010$108,010US median
Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

437 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: Georgia, South Carolina. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

RankOccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Anesthesiologists$417,100$200.5350
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$281,050$135.12100
3Family Medicine Physicians$265,280$127.54120
4Physicians, All Other$258,650$124.35740
5Nurse Anesthetists$211,310$101.59**
6Education Administrators, Postsecondary$177,150$85.17190
7Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,720$82.56510
8Computer and Information Systems Managers in Georgia$160,860$77.34430
9Dentists, General$153,510$73.80160
10Physical Scientists, All Other$149,550$71.9040
11Marketing Managers$146,720$70.54150
12Chief Executives$144,980$69.70120
13Pediatricians, General$142,980$68.7460
14Sales Managers in Georgia$138,690$66.68500
15Engineers, All Other$135,930$65.35220
16Industrial Production Managers$135,660$65.22400
17Human Resources Managers$132,640$63.77190
18Nuclear Engineers$132,440$63.68**
19Pharmacists$131,630$63.28620
20Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$131,380$63.16130

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

RankOccupationEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotientMedian annual
1Fast Food and Counter Workers in Georgia8,71037.571.52$26,620
2Retail Salespersons in Georgia6,93029.891.19$29,350
3Registered Nurses in Georgia6,88029.651.36$87,760
4Cashiers in Georgia6,04026.031.31$28,310
5General and Operations Managers in Georgia4,23018.240.81$102,360
6Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia3,92016.900.61$28,730
7Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Georgia3,90016.800.89$36,640
8Office Clerks, General in Georgia3,85016.611.05$39,530
9Waiters and Waitresses in Georgia3,82016.481.13$18,390
10Stockers and Order Fillers in Georgia3,79016.340.90$34,160
11Customer Service Representatives in Georgia3,62015.630.94$39,570
12Security Guards in Georgia3,37014.511.76$33,450
13Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Georgia3,35014.461.02$30,630
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia3,25014.011.06$47,920
15Nursing Assistants in Georgia2,56011.021.18$37,140
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Georgia2,40010.341.16$63,000
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Georgia2,39010.291.05$46,130
18First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Georgia2,36010.171.29$37,120
19Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Georgia2,33010.051.11$37,350
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Georgia2,2609.730.89$41,600

Most concentrated occupations in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

RankOccupationLocation quotientEmploymentJobs per 1,000Median annual
1Nuclear Technicians26.512601.10$108,210
2Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers26.115002.16$42,380
3Social Science Research Assistants6.493001.28$51,140
4Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other5.152901.23$115,920
5Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other5.109003.89$30,540
6Residential Advisors4.986302.71$41,480
7Teachers and Instructors, All Other4.687903.42$54,080
8Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other4.651100.48$49,720
9Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.392401.02$96,610
10Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.825402.33*

Occupation groups in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

GroupMedian annualMean annualEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Management$111,780$127,99012,76055.010.77
Architecture and Engineering$103,010$111,5206,81029.351.74
Computer and Mathematical$94,200$99,0504,95021.340.63
Life, Physical, and Social Science$93,000$95,0902,59011.171.18
Legal$85,050$100,7201,2105.240.62
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$83,820$98,41018,35079.111.25
Business and Financial Operations$77,470$86,89012,72054.840.81
Educational Instruction and Library$59,260$59,92014,89064.191.10
Community and Social Service$53,820$57,6702,86012.330.72
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$53,540$58,00010,05043.331.11
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$51,640$63,0001,8307.900.60
Construction and Extraction$49,220$55,8108,33035.920.87
Production$46,590$52,72017,39074.991.36
Office and Administrative Support$42,880$45,71024,580105.980.93
Protective Service$42,810$47,1007,40031.891.31
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$42,780$46,0204001.710.61
Transportation and Material Moving$37,340$41,99017,81076.780.87
Healthcare Support$35,950$36,66010,46045.100.89
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$33,850$35,0007,47032.211.10
Sales and Related$31,090$42,45020,41088.001.02
Personal Care and Service$29,740$33,5305,87025.321.21
Food Preparation and Serving Related$27,850$29,58022,80098.291.12

Every occupation in Georgia and South Carolina, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 437 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC estimates (area 12260).

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Wage estimate not available.
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Employment estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
  • Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
  • The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
  • The area spans Georgia and South Carolina; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state Georgia.