Georgia · 2025 pay · 92 people
How much does a project manager make in Georgia?
$87,000typical pay for a project manager in 2025
$67,290 – $126,497what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where project managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Atlanta Regional Commission27 people$151,346
- Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission13 people$74,200
- Georgia Technology Authority9 people$102,200
- Department of Human Services7 people$67,360
- Technical College System of Georgia4 people$75,922
- Central Georgia Technical College3 people$14,382
- Georgia World Congress Center Authority2 people$44,999
- Coastal Pines Technical College2 people$50,101
- Department of Natural Resources2 people$86,597
- Department of Early Care and Learning2 people$99,970
- Department of Education1 person$108,588
- Georgia Lottery Corporation1 person$64,194
- Southern Crescent Technical College1 person$68,900
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College1 person$59,280
- Judicial Council1 person$74,880
- Atlanta Technical College1 person$40,110
- Department of Community Health1 person$95,682
- Georgia Student Finance Commission1 person$55,777
- Georgia Ports Authority1 person$144,791
- Department of Revenue1 person$98,040
- Department of Corrections1 person$81,538
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College1 person$23,832
- Department of Insurance1 person$95,000
- Georgia Student Finance Authority1 person$13,944
- Augusta Technical College1 person$69,680
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts1 person$59,420
- Southern Regional Technical College1 person$68,758
- Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission1 person$72,741
- Department of Community Affairs1 person$67,080
- State Accounting Office1 person$76,574
- Department of Juvenile Justice1 person$93,362
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Project Manager 19 people$62,946
- Project Manager62 people$87,000
- Project Manager 317 people$100,394
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Project Assistant$36,192 (everyone)
- Project Manager (this page)$87,000 (everyone)
- Senior Project Manager$97,917 (everyone)
Highest-paid project managers, 2025
- 1Becky KurtzProject Manager · Atlanta Regional Commission$215,154
- 2John M OrrProject Manager · Atlanta Regional Commission$210,727
- 3Rosalind G TuckerProject Manager · Atlanta Regional Commission$195,757
- 4Robert LebeauProject Manager · Atlanta Regional Commission$182,264
- 5Samyukth Shenbaga KanirajProject Manager · Atlanta Regional Commission$166,576
Common questions
How much does a project manager make in Georgia?
The typical project manager was paid $87,000 in 2025; most earned between $67,290 and $126,497. This counts all 92 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Manager, at any level (for example "Project Manager 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this