Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Salaries in Dalton, GA

Comprehensive compensation, employment metrics, and cost-of-living purchasing power analysis for the Dalton, GA labor market.

Cities covered
🏙️ Ellijay 🏙️ Chatsworth 🏙️ Cisco 🏙️ Cohutta 🏙️ Crandall 🏙️ Dalton 🏙️ Eton 🏙️ Resaca 🏙️ Ringgold 🏙️ Rocky Face 🏙️ Tennga 🏙️ Tunnel Hill 🏙️ Varnell 30540
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🏙️ Ellijay 🏙️ Chatsworth 🏙️ Cisco 🏙️ Cohutta 🏙️ Crandall 🏙️ Dalton 🏙️ Eton 🏙️ Resaca 🏙️ Ringgold 🏙️ Rocky Face 🏙️ Tennga 🏙️ Tunnel Hill 🏙️ Varnell 30540
ZIP codes covered
📮 30705 📮 30708 📮 30710 📮 30711 📮 30719 📮 30720 📮 30721 📮 30722 📮 30724 📮 30735 📮 30736 📮 30740 📮 30751 📮 30755 📮 30756
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📮 30705 📮 30708 📮 30710 📮 30711 📮 30719 📮 30720 📮 30721 📮 30722 📮 30724 📮 30735 📮 30736 📮 30740 📮 30751 📮 30755 📮 30756
Cost of Living (RPP)
90.4
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All Items90.4
Services98.6
Housing62.9
Goods96.3
Utilities87.7
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Occupations in Dalton, GA

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Occupation ▲▼ Median Salary ▲▼ Employment ▲▼ RPP-Adjusted ▲▼ Profile
▶Chief Executives $242,760 40 — View profile →
▶General and Operations Managers $94,050 1,170 — View profile →
▶Marketing Managers $162,010 80 — View profile →
▶Sales Managers $139,960 180 — View profile →
▶Administrative Services Managers $107,200 110 — View profile →
▶Computer and Information Systems Managers $161,140 90 — View profile →
▶Financial Managers $133,000 200 — View profile →
▶Industrial Production Managers $116,720 220 — View profile →
▶Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $105,800 120 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Managers $130,700 70 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Managers $129,730 30 — View profile →
▶Construction Managers $97,210 90 — View profile →
▶Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $99,490 120 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Engineering Managers $163,550 40 — View profile →
▶Food Service Managers $61,180 80 — View profile →
▶Medical and Health Services Managers $118,720 70 — View profile →
▶Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $59,520 30 — View profile →
▶Social and Community Service Managers $67,600 50 — View profile →
▶Managers, All Other $102,740 220 — View profile →
▶Buyers and Purchasing Agents $64,050 150 — View profile →
▶Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $62,030 50 — View profile →
▶Compliance Officers $62,300 90 — View profile →
▶Cost Estimators $74,840 70 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Specialists $55,480 400 — View profile →
▶Logisticians $56,500 110 — View profile →
▶Project Management Specialists $98,590 300 — View profile →
▶Management Analysts $98,090 180 — View profile →
▶Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $49,490 40 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Specialists $58,230 210 — View profile →
▶Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $79,040 260 — View profile →
▶Business Operations Specialists, All Other $71,230 440 — View profile →
▶Accountants and Auditors $77,410 450 — View profile →
▶Financial and Investment Analysts $80,750 70 — View profile →
▶Loan Officers $61,310 50 — View profile →
▶Computer Systems Analysts $94,640 80 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Support Specialists $60,640 50 — View profile →
▶Computer User Support Specialists $58,630 220 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Architects N/A 40 — View profile →
▶Network and Computer Systems Administrators $88,910 70 — View profile →
▶Software Developers $115,480 280 — View profile →
▶Computer Occupations, All Other $82,300 120 — View profile →
▶Data Scientists $101,020 50 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineers $99,760 200 — View profile →
▶Electrical Engineers $96,730 140 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineers $95,160 200 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineers $90,940 90 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Civil Drafters $79,410 40 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $51,960 50 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $78,230 60 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $75,170 60 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $70,640 30 — View profile →
▶Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $88,370 40 — View profile →
▶Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $57,540 40 — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $74,310 60 — View profile →
▶Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $71,840 80 — View profile →
▶Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $50,050 50 — View profile →
▶Child, Family, and School Social Workers $50,760 100 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Social Workers $57,200 70 — View profile →
▶Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $57,820 40 — View profile →
▶Social and Human Service Assistants $36,190 120 — View profile →
▶Lawyers $91,730 120 — View profile →
▶Paralegals and Legal Assistants $47,780 80 — View profile →
▶Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $46,090 150 — View profile →
▶Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,100 40 — View profile →
▶Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,340 1,120 — View profile →
▶Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $67,380 340 — View profile →
▶Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,500 350 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $59,440 90 — View profile →
▶Self-Enrichment Teachers $56,520 60 — View profile →
▶Teachers and Instructors, All Other $76,420 120 — View profile →
▶Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $76,000 30 — View profile →
▶Instructional Coordinators $78,300 50 — View profile →
▶Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,970 470 — View profile →
▶Commercial and Industrial Designers $74,660 60 — View profile →
▶Graphic Designers $53,630 120 — View profile →
▶Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $33,730 40 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Specialists $75,500 60 — View profile →
▶Dentists, General $202,690 40 — View profile →
▶Pharmacists $130,050 120 — View profile →
▶Occupational Therapists $111,580 30 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapists $109,710 50 — View profile →
▶Registered Nurses $83,290 1,000 — View profile →
▶Nurse Practitioners $118,330 160 — View profile →
▶Family Medicine Physicians $326,210 90 — View profile →
▶Physicians, All Other $287,800 50 — View profile →
▶Dental Hygienists $82,010 100 — View profile →
▶Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $63,040 100 — View profile →
▶Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $75,600 40 — View profile →
▶Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $62,440 100 — View profile →
▶Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $76,920 50 — View profile →
▶Pharmacy Technicians $38,760 190 — View profile →
▶Surgical Technologists $57,590 30 — View profile →
▶Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $54,380 230 — View profile →
▶Medical Records Specialists $40,470 50 — View profile →
▶Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $43,780 40 — View profile →
▶Home Health and Personal Care Aides $29,130 230 — View profile →
▶Nursing Assistants $36,110 390 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Assistants $66,650 30 — View profile →
▶Dental Assistants $37,530 180 — View profile →
▶Medical Assistants $37,170 320 — View profile →
▶Phlebotomists $37,260 80 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $80,760 60 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $74,320 100 — View profile →
▶Firefighters $48,110 180 — View profile →
▶Correctional Officers and Jailers $47,440 110 — View profile →
▶Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $60,130 290 — View profile →
▶Security Guards $37,820 130 — View profile →
▶School Bus Monitors N/A 60 — View profile →
▶Chefs and Head Cooks $66,090 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $35,850 490 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Restaurant $31,060 410 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation Workers $30,100 200 — View profile →
▶Bartenders $20,260 90 — View profile →
▶Fast Food and Counter Workers $23,400 1,530 — View profile →
▶Waiters and Waitresses $17,930 680 — View profile →
▶Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $27,570 40 — View profile →
▶Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $22,590 110 — View profile →
▶Dishwashers $27,610 90 — View profile →
▶Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $24,520 110 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $47,510 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $46,720 30 — View profile →
▶Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,520 550 — View profile →
▶Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,020 150 — View profile →
▶Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,390 280 — View profile →
▶Animal Caretakers $26,330 70 — View profile →
▶Amusement and Recreation Attendants $24,960 50 — View profile →
▶Childcare Workers $22,260 210 — View profile →
▶Recreation Workers $22,980 130 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $37,230 430 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $78,720 90 — View profile →
▶Cashiers $27,260 1,350 — View profile →
▶Counter and Rental Clerks $41,750 100 — View profile →
▶Parts Salespersons $36,930 180 — View profile →
▶Retail Salespersons $29,140 1,360 — View profile →
▶Insurance Sales Agents $51,500 80 — View profile →
▶Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $48,490 90 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $59,500 300 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $65,930 790 — View profile →
▶Real Estate Sales Agents $46,430 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $61,780 540 — View profile →
▶Bill and Account Collectors $41,030 30 — View profile →
▶Billing and Posting Clerks $41,410 180 — View profile →
▶Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,600 530 — View profile →
▶Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $50,780 60 — View profile →
▶Tellers $38,660 110 — View profile →
▶Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $35,400 40 — View profile →
▶Customer Service Representatives $39,730 1,080 — View profile →
▶Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $38,900 40 — View profile →
▶New Accounts Clerks $45,320 30 — View profile →
▶Order Clerks $31,630 70 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $42,000 30 — View profile →
▶Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,570 340 — View profile →
▶Public Safety Telecommunicators $49,720 60 — View profile →
▶Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $49,520 120 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Carriers $55,450 140 — View profile →
▶Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $47,540 450 — View profile →
▶Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,910 790 — View profile →
▶Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $65,290 120 — View profile →
▶Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants N/A 30 — View profile →
▶Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $36,200 430 — View profile →
▶Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $37,440 590 — View profile →
▶Data Entry Keyers $39,110 40 — View profile →
▶Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $42,060 50 — View profile →
▶Office Clerks, General $39,310 1,030 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $69,300 190 — View profile →
▶Carpenters $42,750 40 — View profile →
▶Construction Laborers $35,320 240 — View profile →
▶Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $40,860 200 — View profile →
▶Electricians $56,860 180 — View profile →
▶Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $47,370 90 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Electricians $38,440 40 — View profile →
▶Construction and Building Inspectors $71,230 80 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $70,830 350 — View profile →
▶Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $56,670 60 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $67,610 150 — View profile →
▶Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,890 50 — View profile →
▶Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $47,770 250 — View profile →
▶Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $58,820 280 — View profile →
▶Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $57,150 50 — View profile →
▶Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $65,560 150 — View profile →
▶Industrial Machinery Mechanics $55,050 910 — View profile →
▶Maintenance Workers, Machinery $47,200 50 — View profile →
▶Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $72,150 100 — View profile →
▶Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,220 1,010 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $37,050 40 — View profile →
▶Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $44,760 60 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $59,370 1,120 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $35,800 770 — View profile →
▶Bakers $30,170 50 — View profile →
▶Butchers and Meat Cutters $30,140 60 — View profile →
▶Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,940 120 — View profile →
▶Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $40,730 110 — View profile →
▶Machinists $48,240 120 — View profile →
▶Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $47,190 120 — View profile →
▶Printing Press Operators $35,200 310 — View profile →
▶Print Binding and Finishing Workers $37,890 60 — View profile →
▶Sewing Machine Operators $34,180 440 — View profile →
▶Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $44,940 150 — View profile →
▶Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,820 570 — View profile →
▶Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,840 1,220 — View profile →
▶Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,670 3,370 — View profile →
▶Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $45,610 860 — View profile →
▶Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $32,220 890 — View profile →
▶Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $60,380 60 — View profile →
▶Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $46,570 180 — View profile →
▶Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,820 190 — View profile →
▶Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $22,930 80 — View profile →
▶Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,210 100 — View profile →
▶Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,130 30 — View profile →
▶Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $43,010 830 — View profile →
▶Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $34,590 110 — View profile →
▶Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,740 210 — View profile →
▶Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $39,030 50 — View profile →
▶Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $35,560 170 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Production Workers $33,850 210 — View profile →
▶Production Workers, All Other $38,240 680 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $59,230 360 — View profile →
▶Driver/Sales Workers $39,070 180 — View profile →
▶Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $53,760 1,540 — View profile →
▶Light Truck Drivers $50,340 350 — View profile →
▶Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $30,600 30 — View profile →
▶Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $30,710 30 — View profile →
▶Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $37,930 2,000 — View profile →
▶Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $29,760 80 — View profile →
▶Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,040 2,470 — View profile →
▶Packers and Packagers, Hand $29,780 350 — View profile →
▶Stockers and Order Fillers $33,370 1,040 — View profile →
▶Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $48,420 40 — View profile →