Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Dalton, GA

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Dalton, GA earns $37,040 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,502 a month.

10th percentile: $26,820
25th percentile: $30,230
Median percentile: $37,040
75th percentile: $39,760
90th percentile: $46,070

Based on 2,470 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

$30,019 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,040
Federal income tax	−$2,265
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,834
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$1,922
Monthly take-home	$2,502
Every two weeks	$1,155

Does it go far here?

$41,227Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

37%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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