Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Dalton, GA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Dalton, GA earns $27,970 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,933 a month.

10th percentile: $21,780
25th percentile: $22,360
Median percentile: $27,970
75th percentile: $35,000
90th percentile: $37,390

Based on 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

$23,192 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,970
Federal income tax	−$1,187
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,140
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$1,452
Monthly take-home	$1,933
Every two weeks	$892

Does it go far here?

$31,132Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

49%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia