2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Dalton
Dalton, GA metropolitan area. 31 published occupation pages; regional price parity 89.8 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 31 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Dalton pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Sales Managers | $139,960 | 180 |
| Project Management Specialists | $98,590 | 300 |
| Management Analysts | $98,090 | 180 |
| General and Operations Managers | $94,050 | 1,170 |
| Registered Nurses | $83,290 | 1,000 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $79,040 | 260 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $77,410 | 450 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $69,300 | 190 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $67,380 | 340 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $65,930 | 790 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $65,500 | 350 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $65,290 | 120 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $61,780 | 540 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $60,130 | 290 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $59,500 | 300 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling | $59,230 | 360 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $58,630 | 220 |
| Electricians | $56,860 | 180 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $53,760 | 1,540 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $50,340 | 350 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $47,220 | 1,010 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $46,090 | 150 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $39,730 | 1,080 |
| Office Clerks, General | $39,310 | 1,030 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $39,070 | 180 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $38,910 | 790 |
| Security Guards | $37,820 | 130 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $37,040 | 2,470 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $36,390 | 280 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $34,570 | 340 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $27,970 | 470 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.