Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Dalton, GA

The median home health and personal care aides in Dalton, GA earns $29,130 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,006 a month.

10th percentile: $22,520
25th percentile: $26,410
Median percentile: $29,130
75th percentile: $31,330
90th percentile: $34,520

Based on 230 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

$24,074 take-home a year

Gross pay	$29,130
Federal income tax	−$1,316
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,228
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$1,512
Monthly take-home	$2,006
Every two weeks	$926

Does it go far here?

$32,423Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

47%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

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