Savannah, GA

Across all occupations in the Savannah, GA metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,240 a year ($22.71 an hour) and the mean $58,750, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980 and −2% against Georgia's $48,170. BLS counts 198,360 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.

All occupations: Savannah, GA vs Georgia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Savannah, GA area, Georgia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Savannah, GA	Hourly	$13.34	$16.76	$22.71	$34.44	$47.98	$28.24	198,360
Savannah, GA	Annual	$27,740	$34,850	$47,240	$71,640	$99,800	$58,750	198,360
Georgia	Hourly	$13.43	$17.16	$23.16	$37.29	$58.88	$31.69	4,889,170
Georgia	Annual	$27,930	$35,700	$48,170	$77,570	$122,470	$65,920	4,889,170
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

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.

394 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Georgia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Savannah, GA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$357,050	$171.66	140
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$349,030	$167.80	270
3	Chief Executives	$197,840	$95.11	130
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,630	$79.15	200
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Georgia	$159,660	$76.76	240
6	Optometrists	$159,330	$76.60	30
7	Sales Managers in Georgia	$147,020	$70.69	460
8	Financial Managers in Georgia	$144,120	$69.29	480
9	Marketing Managers	$142,710	$68.61	150
10	Pharmacists	$137,420	$66.07	420
11	Industrial Production Managers	$136,620	$65.68	250
12	Human Resources Managers	$133,690	$64.27	170
13	Purchasing Managers	$131,410	$63.18	130
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$131,120	$63.04	40
15	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,200	$60.68	210
16	Physician Assistants	$125,500	$60.34	130
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,840	$59.54	400
18	Software Developers in Georgia	$123,220	$59.24	440
19	Lawyers in Georgia	$123,050	$59.16	640
20	Facilities Managers	$121,470	$58.40	130

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 Savannah, GA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Georgia	7,810	39.36	2.07	$38,250
2	Retail Salespersons in Georgia	6,820	34.38	1.37	$30,160
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Georgia	5,710	28.79	1.16	$27,460
4	Waiters and Waitresses in Georgia	4,940	24.90	1.70	$20,830
5	Cashiers in Georgia	4,470	22.54	1.13	$29,140
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia	4,410	22.24	1.68	$58,930
7	Registered Nurses in Georgia	4,200	21.15	0.97	$86,760
8	General and Operations Managers in Georgia	3,870	19.51	0.87	$83,990
9	Customer Service Representatives in Georgia	3,290	16.58	0.99	$36,830
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Georgia	3,080	15.54	0.85	$35,510
11	Office Clerks, General in Georgia	2,860	14.41	0.91	$40,750
12	Cooks, Restaurant in Georgia	2,570	12.98	1.43	$35,940
13	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Georgia	2,310	11.65	2.34	$43,830
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Georgia	2,210	11.14	0.78	$33,770
15	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Georgia	2,180	11.01	1.40	$43,680
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Georgia	2,180	11.00	1.22	$45,570
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Georgia	2,080	10.48	1.07	$46,580
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Georgia	1,960	9.87	1.37	$44,160
19	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Georgia	1,950	9.82	1.40	$74,630
20	Security Guards in Georgia	1,880	9.47	1.15	$34,810

Most concentrated occupations in Savannah, GA

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.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Millwrights	4.06	210	1.05	$60,890
2	Telemarketers	3.62	270	1.36	$29,830
3	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	3.40	1,260	6.33	$72,770
4	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.31	480	2.42	$59,900
5	Production Workers, All Other	3.07	990	4.97	$46,140
6	Crane and Tower Operators	2.99	160	0.83	$72,660
7	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	2.84	950	4.77	$30,420
8	Cargo and Freight Agents	2.80	350	1.76	$48,560
9	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	2.76	130	0.66	$81,090
10	Lodging Managers	2.68	150	0.74	$62,140

Occupation groups in Savannah, GA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,360	$122,130	10,680	53.85	0.75
Architecture and Engineering	$100,100	$111,600	3,570	17.99	1.07
Computer and Mathematical	$95,890	$99,080	2,740	13.79	0.41
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$80,040	$93,490	11,720	59.08	0.94
Legal	$78,430	$100,520	1,370	6.93	0.82
Business and Financial Operations	$76,380	$82,640	11,130	56.12	0.83
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,920	$82,420	1,070	5.40	0.57
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,900	$61,060	9,720	49.00	0.84
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,750	$65,240	12,270	61.85	1.58
Community and Social Service	$57,320	$58,550	2,350	11.86	0.69
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$56,730	$65,500	1,940	9.79	0.74
Production	$49,850	$55,830	13,870	69.91	1.27
Construction and Extraction	$49,030	$55,450	6,150	31.02	0.75
Protective Service	$47,870	$52,830	5,680	28.62	1.18
Office and Administrative Support	$43,920	$46,810	21,270	107.21	0.94
Transportation and Material Moving	$41,590	$47,120	25,900	130.58	1.48
Healthcare Support	$37,580	$37,850	6,050	30.50	0.60
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,030	$41,160	190	0.97	0.35
Sales and Related	$34,620	$44,970	19,540	98.51	1.14
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,140	$35,850	5,560	28.02	0.96
Personal Care and Service	$32,100	$35,250	3,740	18.84	0.90
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,230	$32,050	21,850	110.18	1.25

Every occupation in Georgia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 394 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 Savannah, GA estimates (area 42340).

*: Wage 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 Savannah, GA 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.