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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dalton, GA

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, GA earns $33,130 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,257 a month.

10th percentile
$31,180
25th percentile
$32,720
Median percentile
$33,130
75th percentile
$43,010
90th percentile
$48,860

Based on 30 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

$27,081 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,130
Federal income tax−$1,796
Social Security + Medicare−$2,534
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,719
Monthly take-home$2,257
Every two weeks$1,042

Does it go far here?

$36,875Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($938 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dalton, GA

JobMedian 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 extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia