Recruiting services in Augusta, GA
A full search for an employer hiring in Augusta, run end to end on your behalf and priced per search rather than as a percentage of salary. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340, and the tier is set by the seniority of the role, never by what the role pays.
Permanent hires, any industry, anywhere in Georgia. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days and typically run 30 to 50% below what a contingency recruiter charges for the same hire. Both figures are typical rather than guaranteed: a senior title at a modest salary can cost more through a full search, and the pricing form says so when the arithmetic goes that way. Every placement carries a 45 day replacement guarantee at 50% off.
Looking for a staffing agency in Augusta?
That search usually means one of two different things, and they are not interchangeable. Temporary staffing puts someone in a seat for a while on an agency payroll. A permanent search finds a person who joins your payroll and stays. If what you need is temporary cover, a staffing agency is the right call and this is not it.
For a permanent hire the real comparison is against a contingency recruiter. Contingency bills 20 to 30% of first year salary, several firms often work the same role at once, and nobody owns the outcome. A full search is one owner, a flat fee set by seniority, and a shortlist rather than a stream of forwarded resumes.
Augusta is covered the same way every other market is. Nothing about the fee moves with the city, so the figures below are here to price the role and read the market, not to change what the search costs.
Every role we search for in Augusta
Each one carries the wage band employers in this metro actually pay, what Augusta residents in that field earn, and what the search costs.
Architecture and engineering
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Electrical Engineers
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- Engineers, All Other
- Environmental Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Mechanical Drafters
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors
Business and financial operations
- Accountants and Auditors
- Budget Analysts
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Financial Specialists, All Other
- Fundraisers
- Human Resources Specialists
- Labor Relations Specialists
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Tax Preparers
- Training and Development Specialists
Computer and mathematical
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Data Scientists
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Information Security Analysts
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Web Developers
Legal
Management
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, All Other
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
- Facilities Managers
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Lodging Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Public Relations Managers
- Purchasing Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Training and Development Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and administrative support
- Bill and Account Collectors
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Couriers and Messengers
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Entry Keyers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- File Clerks
- Financial Clerks, All Other
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
- Information and Record Clerks, All Other
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Library Assistants, Clerical
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- New Accounts Clerks
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Office Clerks, General
- Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
- Order Clerks
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
- Postal Service Clerks
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Procurement Clerks
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Sales and related
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Parts Salespersons
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other
- Sales Engineers
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
What does an employer in Augusta actually pay?
Whatever the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area pays, because that is the level at which wages are published. The table below is place of work: it is what employers located in that metropolitan area report paying, not what anyone living in Augusta happens to take home.
What about management roles in Augusta?
5,708 Augusta residents work in management occupations and earn a median of $59,290 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023). BLS publishes wages for 28 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is education administrators, postsecondary, at an annual mean of $257,050 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $257,050 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $181,800 |
| Chief Executives | $170,600 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,000 |
| Sales Managers | $152,860 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $148,220 |
| Financial Managers | $148,130 |
| Marketing Managers | $147,800 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 28 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in management occupations
- 5,708
- Their median annual earnings
- $59,290
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about business and financial operations roles in Augusta?
3,365 Augusta residents work in business and financial operations occupations and earn a median of $54,443 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023). BLS publishes wages for 21 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is personal financial advisors, at an annual mean of $156,020 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Personal Financial Advisors | $156,020 |
| Project Management Specialists | $115,540 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $104,280 |
| Budget Analysts | $98,580 |
| Management Analysts | $96,260 |
| Logisticians | $89,640 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $85,580 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $84,730 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 21 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in business and financial operations occupations
- 3,365
- Their median annual earnings
- $54,443
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about computer and mathematical roles in Augusta?
2,215 Augusta residents work in computer and mathematical occupations and earn a median of $63,243 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023). BLS publishes wages for 15 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is computer network architects, at an annual mean of $130,310 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Computer Network Architects | $130,310 |
| Software Developers | $124,680 |
| Database Architects | $118,450 |
| Information Security Analysts | $111,070 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $109,290 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,110 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $99,830 |
| Data Scientists | $98,370 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 15 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in computer and mathematical occupations
- 2,215
- Their median annual earnings
- $63,243
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about architecture and engineering roles in Augusta?
1,335 Augusta residents work in architecture and engineering occupations and earn a median of $88,008 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023), and the best paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 17 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is mechanical engineers, at an annual mean of $137,040 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers | $137,040 |
| Engineers, All Other | $136,390 |
| Environmental Engineers | $125,640 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $124,750 |
| Nuclear Engineers | $124,660 |
| Electrical Engineers | $114,640 |
| Civil Engineers | $110,710 |
| Industrial Engineers | $108,580 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 17 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in architecture and engineering occupations
- 1,335
- Their median annual earnings
- $88,008
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about legal roles in Augusta?
814 Augusta residents work in legal occupations and earn a median of $83,154 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023). BLS publishes wages for 4 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is lawyers, at an annual mean of $131,910 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $131,910 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $122,660 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $58,900 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $49,070 |
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in legal occupations
- 814
- Their median annual earnings
- $83,154
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about sales and related roles in Augusta?
8,491 Augusta residents work in sales and related occupations and earn a median of $24,728 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023), the lowest paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 15 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products, at an annual mean of $135,800 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $135,800 |
| Sales Engineers | $104,810 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $84,260 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $78,850 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $78,260 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $71,450 |
| Insurance Sales Agents | $71,080 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | $65,860 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 15 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in sales and related occupations
- 8,491
- Their median annual earnings
- $24,728
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about office and administrative support roles in Augusta?
9,705 Augusta residents work in office and administrative support occupations and earn a median of $34,367 (Census ACS 5-year, 2023), the largest group in the city. BLS publishes wages for 40 occupations in this group across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, and the highest of those is first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, at an annual mean of $67,760 paid by employers in that area (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $67,760 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $67,620 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $63,690 |
| Postal Service Clerks | $62,720 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $58,750 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $58,630 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $54,290 |
| Financial Clerks, All Other | $53,280 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 40 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Augusta residents earn
- Augusta residents working in office and administrative support occupations
- 9,705
- Their median annual earnings
- $34,367
Residents of Augusta working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
Why are the two numbers on this page so different?
They count different people. The wage figures count jobs sitting inside the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area, whoever fills them. The earnings figures count people who live in Augusta, wherever they commute to.
The clearest case here is legal. Augusta residents in those roles report a median of $83,154, against a median of $68,410 across the published wages for that group in this metro, a difference of about $14,744. Residents out-earning the local wage usually means they are commuting out to better-paying employers, so a Augusta offer in that group is competing with a drive rather than with the firm down the road.
It runs the other way in management, where published wages in this metro run to a median of $118,025 but Augusta residents in that group report a median of $59,290. Employers here are drawing that talent from outside the city line.
Across the groups we cover, Augusta earnings run from $24,728 in sales and related to $88,008 in architecture and engineering, a spread of 3.6x. A band set from the wrong end of that range is the most common reason a search here stalls.
Augusta is the 3rd largest of the 3 Georgia cities we publish data for, at 201,999 people, in Richmond County.
What does a search cost here?
The same as anywhere. Location does not move the fee and neither does salary. Tier is set by the seniority of the role, and across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median wage in this metro is $177,150 for education administrators, postsecondary. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $35,430 to $53,145 on the first year salary alone.
Price a Augusta search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.