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Rome salaries

The median worker in the Rome, GA metro area earned $40,930 a year in 2024, about $19.68 an hour. That ranks #344 of the 391 metro areas published here, 17.3% below the national median.

Georgia

Median pay $40,930 $19.68 per hour
Vs national -17.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 44,190 wage and salary
Metro rank #344 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Rome pays 13% less than Georgia as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Nursing Assistants 2.21× 880 $33,840
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2.12× 890 $33,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.89× 1,610 $34,360
Stockers and Order Fillers 1.78× 1,420 $35,930
Registered Nurses 1.73× 1,630 $83,420
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.69× 1,830 $24,320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1.56× 530 $36,160
Retail Salespersons 1.28× 1,390 $27,270
Waiters and Waitresses 1.18× 780 $21,560
Cashiers 0.99× 890 $27,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 0.97× 580 $49,160
Office Clerks, General 0.96× 690 $37,700

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Rome
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Registered Nurses $83,420 $40.11 1,630
General and Operations Managers $80,520 $38.71 790
Accountants and Auditors $73,140 $35.16 240
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $72,100 n/a 450
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $68,230 $32.81 270
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $67,500 $32.45 200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $66,640 $32.04 430
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $64,670 n/a 220
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,010 n/a 260
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $61,670 $29.65 240
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,550 $29.59 250
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $59,330 $28.53 430
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $58,570 $28.16 380
Human Resources Specialists $58,240 $28.00 230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $55,700 $26.78 400
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $54,990 $26.44 210
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $49,160 $23.63 580
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $47,170 $22.68 210
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,760 $22.48 450
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $44,980 $21.63 240
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $43,530 $20.93 210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $42,640 $20.50 300
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $40,120 $19.29 270
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,940 $18.72 220
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,840 $18.67 200
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $38,430 $18.48 230
Office Clerks, General $37,700 $18.13 690
Medical Assistants $37,040 $17.81 360
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $37,030 $17.80 290
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $36,960 $17.77 420
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $36,760 $17.68 350
Customer Service Representatives $36,550 $17.57 700
Light Truck Drivers $36,400 $17.50 200
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,160 $17.39 530
Stockers and Order Fillers $35,930 $17.27 1,420
Production Workers, All Other $35,690 $17.16 420
Packers and Packagers, Hand $34,750 $16.71 200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $34,360 $16.52 1,610
Nursing Assistants $33,840 $16.27 880
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $33,770 $16.24 200
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $33,120 $15.92 890
Receptionists and Information Clerks $32,870 $15.80 390
Food Preparation Workers $32,140 $15.45 200
Cooks, Restaurant $30,290 $14.56 400
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,260 $14.55 300
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,210 $14.52 600
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,810 n/a 310
Cashiers $27,630 $13.29 890
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,280 $13.12 360
Retail Salespersons $27,270 $13.11 1,390
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $25,890 $12.45 230
Fast Food and Counter Workers $24,320 $11.69 1,830
Waiters and Waitresses $21,560 $10.36 780

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Rome by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,830 $24,320 $11.69
Registered Nurses 1,630 $83,420 $40.11
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,610 $34,360 $16.52
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,420 $35,930 $17.27
Retail Salespersons 1,390 $27,270 $13.11
Cashiers 890 $27,630 $13.29
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 890 $33,120 $15.92
Nursing Assistants 880 $33,840 $16.27
General and Operations Managers 790 $80,520 $38.71
Waiters and Waitresses 780 $21,560 $10.36
Customer Service Representatives 700 $36,550 $17.57
Office Clerks, General 690 $37,700 $18.13
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 600 $30,210 $14.52
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 580 $49,160 $23.63
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 530 $36,160 $17.39
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $72,100 n/a
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 450 $46,760 $22.48
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 430 $59,330 $28.53
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 430 $66,640 $32.04
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 420 $36,960 $17.77

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Georgia metro areas

Rome pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Rome?

The median across all occupations is $40,930, or $19.68 an hour, covering 44,190 wage and salary workers. The mean is $52,460, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Rome pay more than the rest of Georgia?

No. The metro median of $40,930 is 13% below the Georgia median of $47,020. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Rome?

Registered Nurses ($83,420), General and Operations Managers ($80,520), Accountants and Auditors ($73,140). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Rome unusually full of?

Nursing Assistants, at 2.21× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.