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Management Analysts

Dalton, GA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 180.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1111
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

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$98,090 · 50th
$58,53010th
$73,53025th
$98,09050th
$126,24075th
$166,57090th

That is the medianhalf of management analysts in Dalton earn more.

Table 1 — Adjusted

$98,090 in Dalton buys what $109,200 buys across the country as a whole.

Dalton's regional price parity is 89.8 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.

Table 2 — Nearby metros

The same job, elsewhere in Georgia

Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.

Metro areaMedianAdjustedRPPvs. Dalton
Atlanta$101,220$101,200100.1−7.3%
Dalton This page$98,090$109,20089.8
Warner Robins$96,930$103,30093.8−5.3%
Albany$91,760$104,70087.7−4.1%
Augusta$87,920$95,70091.9−12.4%
Columbus$83,390$93,40089.3−14.5%
Hinesville$81,330$86,60093.9−20.7%
Macon$78,600$88,80088.5−18.7%

Price parity and difference against Dalton are in the full table on wider screens.

Fig. 2 — Five-year trend

Nominal against real

The same median, once as published and once restated in 2025 dollars.

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Nominal, as published Real, in 2025 dollars US$ thousands

Published pay rose 5.6% over the five years to 2025. Adjusted for inflation it fell 11.1% — prices rose faster than pay since 2021. The two lines meet at the right edge by construction, since 2025 is the base year.

Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Price parity
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Inflation
Real figures deflate by CPI-U annual averages (BLS, all items, US city average).
Employment
180 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 13-1111, Management Analysts. Mapped to our taxonomy as management-analysts.

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