Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Dalton, GA

The median industrial machinery mechanics in Dalton, GA earns $55,050 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,630 a month.

10th percentile: $43,340
25th percentile: $47,010
Median percentile: $55,050
75th percentile: $60,140
90th percentile: $65,950

Based on 910 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

$43,556 take-home a year

Gross pay	$55,050
Federal income tax	−$4,426
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,211
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,857
Monthly take-home	$3,630
Every two weeks	$1,675

Does it go far here?

$61,273Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

26%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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,760
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,220

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