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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Dalton, GA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Dalton, GA earns $37,440 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,527 a month.

10th percentile
$24,410
25th percentile
$30,040
Median percentile
$37,440
75th percentile
$47,480
90th percentile
$53,670

Based on 590 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

$30,320 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,440
Federal income tax−$2,313
Social Security + Medicare−$2,864
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,943
Monthly take-home$2,527
Every two weeks$1,166

Does it go far here?

$41,672Median 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

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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia