Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dalton, GA

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, GA earns $35,560 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,409 a month.

10th percentile: $28,180
25th percentile: $35,140
Median percentile: $35,560
75th percentile: $45,020
90th percentile: $46,060

Based on 170 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

$28,907 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,560
Federal income tax	−$2,087
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,720
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$1,846
Monthly take-home	$2,409
Every two weeks	$1,112

Does it go far here?

$39,580Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

39%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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