Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Dalton, GA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Dalton, GA earns $40,860 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,741 a month.

10th percentile: $38,020
25th percentile: $38,020
Median percentile: $40,860
75th percentile: $47,990
90th percentile: $50,960

Based on 200 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

$32,890 take-home a year

Gross pay	$40,860
Federal income tax	−$2,723
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,126
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,121
Monthly take-home	$2,741
Every two weeks	$1,265

Does it go far here?

$45,479Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

34%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

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia