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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Dalton, GA

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Dalton, GA earns $65,500 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,284 a month.

10th percentile
$49,000
25th percentile
$58,570
Median percentile
$65,500
75th percentile
$77,080
90th percentile
$97,810

Based on 350 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

$51,410 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,500
Federal income tax−$5,680
Social Security + Medicare−$5,011
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,399
Monthly take-home$4,284
Every two weeks$1,977

Does it go far here?

$72,904Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($938 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dalton, GA

JobMedian 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia