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Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other is $93,320 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. It is $180,510 per year in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 48.3% below San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 15-2099 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA and Not published in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.