Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dalton, GA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, GA earns $44,740 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,984 a month.

10th percentile: $36,640
25th percentile: $41,050
Median percentile: $44,740
75th percentile: $45,590
90th percentile: $49,410

Based on 210 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,807 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,740
Federal income tax	−$3,189
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,423
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,322
Monthly take-home	$2,984
Every two weeks	$1,377

Does it go far here?

$49,797Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($938 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dalton, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,050
Registered Nurses	$83,290
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,780
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,370
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$55,050
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,760

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia