High paying business and finance jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$104,850
Bachelor's degree
$60,840 – $174,5601,400
2Personal Financial Advisors$103,990
Bachelor's degree
$46,180 – $352,2604,690
3Project Management Specialists$103,400
Bachelor's degree
$60,690 – $165,11021,060
4Management Analysts$101,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,870 – $171,13026,870
5Financial and Investment Analysts$100,830
Bachelor's degree
$69,350 – $169,5407,740
6Budget Analysts$99,880
Bachelor's degree
$59,440 – $141,1501,170
7Insurance Underwriters$95,430
Bachelor's degree
$63,460 – $166,4305,090
8Accountants and Auditors$85,820
Bachelor's degree
$56,490 – $153,01030,150
9Cost Estimators$82,870
Bachelor's degree
$49,500 – $134,7503,740
10Financial Specialists, All Other$81,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,980 – $136,5102,400
11Credit Analysts$80,750
Bachelor's degree
$55,650 – $157,0301,300
12Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,020
Bachelor's degree
$46,780 – $167,37043,720
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,030
Bachelor's degree
$37,700 – $155,68019,920
14Financial Examiners$77,650
Bachelor's degree
$53,100 – $172,5201,110
15Logisticians$77,570
Bachelor's degree
$46,210 – $113,0707,420
16Fundraisers$76,490
Bachelor's degree
$48,630 – $107,6801,870
17Loan Officers$76,340
Bachelor's degree
$43,520 – $150,8505,550
18Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,860 – $108,60013,830
19Human Resources Specialists$75,410
Bachelor's degree
$47,860 – $129,20020,920
20Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,140
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $131,77010,450
21Compliance Officers$72,810
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $141,1509,170
22Training and Development Specialists$71,330
Bachelor's degree
$41,710 – $125,09010,280
23Property Appraisers and Assessors$65,240
Bachelor's degree
$41,950 – $124,9901,250
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$56,350
Bachelor's degree
$42,640 – $96,8201,700
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,140
Bachelor's degree
$29,880 – $86,8803,470

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$104,850	$60,840 – $174,560	1,400
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,990	$46,180 – $352,260	4,690
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,400	$60,690 – $165,110	21,060
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,220	$62,870 – $171,130	26,870
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,830	$69,350 – $169,540	7,740
6	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,880	$59,440 – $141,150	1,170
7	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$95,430	$63,460 – $166,430	5,090
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$85,820	$56,490 – $153,010	30,150
9	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$82,870	$49,500 – $134,750	3,740
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,300	$38,980 – $136,510	2,400
11	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,750	$55,650 – $157,030	1,300
12	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,020	$46,780 – $167,370	43,720
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,030	$37,700 – $155,680	19,920
14	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$77,650	$53,100 – $172,520	1,110
15	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$77,570	$46,210 – $113,070	7,420
16	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$76,490	$48,630 – $107,680	1,870
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,340	$43,520 – $150,850	5,550
18	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,770	$54,860 – $108,600	13,830
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,410	$47,860 – $129,200	20,920
20	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,140	$50,960 – $131,770	10,450
21	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,810	$45,760 – $141,150	9,170
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,330	$41,710 – $125,090	10,280
23	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$65,240	$41,950 – $124,990	1,250
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$56,350	$42,640 – $96,820	1,700
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$50,140	$29,880 – $86,880	3,470

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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