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Dental Assistants salary in Valdosta, GA

The median dental assistants in Valdosta, GA earns $43,380 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,899 a month.

10th percentile
$34,980
25th percentile
$37,660
Median percentile
$43,380
75th percentile
$46,800
90th percentile
$48,420

Based on 120 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

$34,784 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,380
Federal income tax−$3,026
Social Security + Medicare−$3,319
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,251
Monthly take-home$2,899
Every two weeks$1,338

Does it go far here?

$49,144Median pay in Valdosta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,025 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Valdosta, GA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$79,440
Registered Nurses$74,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$37,480

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