Exactly 49,130 of Georgia's 73,380 small business professionals work in Atlanta. There has been a 2% decline in the number of small business professionals in Atlanta between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Atlanta has increased.

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In Atlanta, salaries for small business professionals have increased. In 2010 small business professionals in Atlanta reportedly earned an average salary of $109,030 per year. The average salary for small business professionals in Atlanta was $91,020 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Atlanta.

Small business professionals make a median salary of $91,900 per year in Atlanta. The difference in pay between the small business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 264%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $49,080 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $178,600 per year.

Atlanta small business professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Atlanta's small business professionals are graduates of the only accredited small business school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in small business offered by Atlanta's small business school.

In 2010 approximately 24 students completed small business courses.