Atlanta Engineering Talent Maps (2026)

Pay, employers, submarkets and hiring advice for engineers in metro Atlanta, one discipline at a time.

Metro Atlanta is one of the busiest engineering markets in the Southeast, driven by the largest data center construction pipeline in North America, a major grid build-out, aerospace in Marietta and new manufacturing plants around the metro. Each map below covers what engineers in one discipline earn, who employs them, where in the metro they work and what is competing for them. Apollo Technical is headquartered in metro Atlanta; see our Atlanta engineering recruiters.

2,882 MWData center capacity under construction, the most in North AmericaCBRE, H1 2026

9,885 MWNew generation approved for Georgia Power in December 2025Georgia PSC

$11BSR 400 Express Lanes, under construction through 2031Georgia DOT

Atlanta talent maps by discipline

Data center engineers

2,882 MWunder construction in Atlanta, the most in North America

Pay by role, the operators, contractors and design firms hiring, and where the campuses are.

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Electrical engineers

9,885 MWof new generation approved for Georgia Power

Utilities, data centers, MEP firms and the grid build-out driving demand.

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Mechanical engineers

$102,020median pay in metro Atlanta

Aerospace, MEP, manufacturing and data center employers, and where they sit in the metro.

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Civil engineers

$88,000median pay in metro Atlanta

Design firms, GDOT and public agencies, contractors and the SR 400 and airport projects.

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Structural engineers

525active Georgia SE licensees with a Georgia address

Pay by level, Atlanta structural firms and why the licensed pool is so small.

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Controls engineers

1,400jobs at Siemens’ new Jackson County plant

Integrators, building automation, manufacturers and the new plants competing for controls talent.

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Aerospace engineers

$150,220median pay in metro Atlanta

Lockheed Martin, Delta TechOps, new entrants like Archer and PBS Aerospace, and the talent pipeline.

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Industrial and manufacturing engineers

$35.2Brecord new investment in Georgia in fiscal 2026

The plants and headquarters hiring, from Yamaha and Qcells to Georgia-Pacific.

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Architects

$103,330median pay in metro Atlanta

Georgia licensing numbers, Atlanta firms and the market conditions shaping hiring.

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CAD designers and drafters

$87,010median pay for electrical drafters in Atlanta

Pay by specialty, real posted pay ranges, the software in demand and local drafting programs.

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