Home / Metro areas / Dalton, GA Dalton, GA Salaries and Median Wage Jobs in Dalton, GA paid a median of $42,210 a year ($20.29 an hour) across all occupations in May 2025, 355th of the 393 metro areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Area Dalton, GA Occupations All Period May 2025
Median annual $42,210
Median hourly $20.29
Mean annual $53,820
Jobs on record 65,300 $27,280 10th$42,210 Median$91,170 90th
$27,280 10th percentile$13.12 an hour
$34,390 25th percentile$16.53 an hour
$42,210 Median$20.29 an hour
$60,790 75th percentile$29.23 an hour
$91,170 90th percentile$43.83 an hour
Grey needle: U.S. median, $50,980 a year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all-occupations row for Dalton, GA . Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the OEWS tables at bls.gov
How does Dalton, GA compare on pay? The median is 17% below the U.S. median of $50,980 and ranks 355th of the 393 metro areas; the 135 nonmetropolitan areas are not ranked here. Prices here are 10.2% below the U.S. average, with a price level of 89.8 where the nation is 100; dividing the median by that gives $46,981. The median rose 3.4% from May 2024 to May 2025.
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 . These are survey estimates, so an area one rank away can be within sampling error.
What are the most common jobs in Dalton, GA? Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders are the largest occupation here, with 3,370 jobs.
Occupation Jobs Median Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3,370 $38,670 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,470 $37,040 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 2,000 $37,930 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,540 $53,760 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,530 $23,400 Retail Salespersons 1,360 $29,140 Cashiers 1,350 $27,260 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,220 $39,840 General and Operations Managers 1,170 $94,050 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,120 $63,340
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025 .
What are the highest-paying jobs in Dalton, GA? Sales managers lead at a median of $139,960, among occupations with at least 100 jobs.
Sales Managers $139,960 180 jobs Financial Managers $133,000 200 jobs Pharmacists $130,050 120 jobs Nurse Practitioners $118,330 160 jobs Industrial Production Managers $116,720 220 jobs Software Developers $115,480 280 jobs Administrative Services Managers $107,200 110 jobs Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $105,800 120 jobs Managers, All Other $102,740 220 jobs Civil Engineers $99,760 200 jobs All occupations in Dalton, GA $42,210 65,300 jobs Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025 .
More on pay near Dalton, GA Pay for all 228 occupations in Dalton, GA BLS publishes pay for 228 occupations in Dalton, GA, listed by family with the largest first; where the sample is too small the figure shows n/a.
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Occupation Median Jobs Management General and Operations Managers $94,050 1,170 Industrial Production Managers $116,720 220 Managers, All Other $102,740 220 Financial Managers $133,000 200 Sales Managers $139,960 180 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $99,490 120 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $105,800 120 Administrative Services Managers $107,200 110 Computer and Information Systems Managers $161,140 90 Construction Managers $97,210 90 Food Service Managers $61,180 80 Marketing Managers $162,010 80 Human Resources Managers $130,700 70 Medical and Health Services Managers $118,720 70 Social and Community Service Managers $67,600 50 Architectural and Engineering Managers $163,550 40 Chief Executives $242,760 40 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $59,520 30 Training and Development Managers $129,730 30 Business and Financial Operations Accountants and Auditors $77,410 450 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $71,230 440 Human Resources Specialists $55,480 400 Project Management Specialists $98,590 300 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $79,040 260 Training and Development Specialists $58,230 210 Management Analysts $98,090 180 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $64,050 150 Logisticians $56,500 110 Compliance Officers $62,300 90 Cost Estimators $74,840 70 Financial and Investment Analysts $80,750 70 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $62,030 50 Loan Officers $61,310 50 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $49,490 40 Computer and Mathematical Software Developers $115,480 280 Computer User Support Specialists $58,630 220 Computer Occupations, All Other $82,300 120 Computer Systems Analysts $94,640 80 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $88,910 70 Computer Network Support Specialists $60,640 50 Data Scientists $101,020 50 Computer Network Architects n/a 40 Architecture and Engineering Civil Engineers $99,760 200 Industrial Engineers $95,160 200 Electrical Engineers $96,730 140 Mechanical Engineers $90,940 90 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $78,230 60 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $75,170 60 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $51,960 50 Architectural and Civil Drafters $79,410 40 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $70,640 30 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $74,310 60 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $88,370 40 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $57,540 40 Community and Social Service Social and Human Service Assistants $36,190 120 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $50,760 100 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $71,840 80 Healthcare Social Workers $57,200 70 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $50,050 50 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $57,820 40 Legal Lawyers $91,730 120 Paralegals and Legal Assistants $47,780 80 Educational Instruction and Library Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,340 1,120 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,970 470 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,500 350 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $67,380 340 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $46,090 150 Teachers and Instructors, All Other $76,420 120 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $59,440 90 Self-Enrichment Teachers $56,520 60 Instructional Coordinators $78,300 50 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,100 40 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $76,000 30 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Graphic Designers $53,630 120 Commercial and Industrial Designers $74,660 60 Public Relations Specialists $75,500 60 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $33,730 40 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Registered Nurses $83,290 1,000 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $54,380 230 Pharmacy Technicians $38,760 190 Nurse Practitioners $118,330 160 Pharmacists $130,050 120 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $63,040 100 Dental Hygienists $82,010 100 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $62,440 100 Family Medicine Physicians $326,210 90 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $76,920 50 Medical Records Specialists $40,470 50 Physical Therapists $109,710 50 Physicians, All Other $287,800 50 Dentists, General $202,690 40 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $75,600 40 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $43,780 40 Occupational Therapists $111,580 30 Surgical Technologists $57,590 30 Healthcare Support Nursing Assistants $36,110 390 Medical Assistants $37,170 320 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $29,130 230 Dental Assistants $37,530 180 Phlebotomists $37,260 80 Physical Therapist Assistants $66,650 30 Protective Service Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $60,130 290 Firefighters $48,110 180 Security Guards $37,820 130 Correctional Officers and Jailers $47,440 110 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $74,320 100 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $80,760 60 School Bus Monitors n/a 60 Food Preparation and Serving Related Fast Food and Counter Workers $23,400 1,530 Waiters and Waitresses $17,930 680 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $35,850 490 Cooks, Restaurant $31,060 410 Food Preparation Workers $30,100 200 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $22,590 110 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $24,520 110 Bartenders $20,260 90 Dishwashers $27,610 90 Chefs and Head Cooks $66,090 40 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $27,570 40 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,520 550 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,390 280 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,020 150 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $47,510 50 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $46,720 30 Personal Care and Service Childcare Workers $22,260 210 Recreation Workers $22,980 130 Animal Caretakers $26,330 70 Amusement and Recreation Attendants $24,960 50 Sales and Related Retail Salespersons $29,140 1,360 Cashiers $27,260 1,350 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $65,930 790 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $37,230 430 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $59,500 300 Parts Salespersons $36,930 180 Counter and Rental Clerks $41,750 100 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $78,720 90 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $48,490 90 Insurance Sales Agents $51,500 80 Real Estate Sales Agents $46,430 40 Office and Administrative Support Customer Service Representatives $39,730 1,080 Office Clerks, General $39,310 1,030 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,910 790 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $37,440 590 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $61,780 540 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,600 530 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $47,540 450 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $36,200 430 Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,570 340 Billing and Posting Clerks $41,410 180 Postal Service Mail Carriers $55,450 140 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $49,520 120 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $65,290 120 Tellers $38,660 110 Order Clerks $31,630 70 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $50,780 60 Public Safety Telecommunicators $49,720 60 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $42,060 50 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $35,400 40 Data Entry Keyers $39,110 40 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $38,900 40 Bill and Account Collectors $41,030 30 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $42,000 30 Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants n/a 30 New Accounts Clerks $45,320 30 Construction and Extraction Construction Laborers $35,320 240 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $40,860 200 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $69,300 190 Electricians $56,860 180 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $47,370 90 Construction and Building Inspectors $71,230 80 Carpenters $42,750 40 Helpers--Electricians $38,440 40 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,220 1,010 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $55,050 910 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $70,830 350 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $58,820 280 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $47,770 250 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $67,610 150 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $65,560 150 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $72,150 100 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $44,760 60 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $56,670 60 Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,890 50 Maintenance Workers, Machinery $47,200 50 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $57,150 50 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $37,050 40 Production Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,670 3,370 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,840 1,220 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $59,370 1,120 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $32,220 890 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $45,610 860 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $43,010 830 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $35,800 770 Production Workers, All Other $38,240 680 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,820 570 Sewing Machine Operators $34,180 440 Printing Press Operators $35,200 310 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,740 210 Helpers--Production Workers $33,850 210 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,820 190 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $46,570 180 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $35,560 170 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $44,940 150 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,940 120 Machinists $48,240 120 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $47,190 120 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $40,730 110 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $34,590 110 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,210 100 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $22,930 80 Butchers and Meat Cutters $30,140 60 Print Binding and Finishing Workers $37,890 60 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $60,380 60 Bakers $30,170 50 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $39,030 50 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,130 30 Transportation and Material Moving Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,040 2,470 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $37,930 2,000 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $53,760 1,540 Stockers and Order Fillers $33,370 1,040 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $59,230 360 Light Truck Drivers $50,340 350 Packers and Packagers, Hand $29,780 350 Driver/Sales Workers $39,070 180 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $29,760 80 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $48,420 40 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $30,710 30 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $30,600 30
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025 .