Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Dalton, GA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Dalton, GA earns $60,380 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,963 a month.

10th percentile: $37,980
25th percentile: $46,730
Median percentile: $60,380
75th percentile: $63,700
90th percentile: $71,050

Based on 60 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

$47,562 take-home a year

Gross pay	$60,380
Federal income tax	−$5,066
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,619
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$3,134
Monthly take-home	$3,963
Every two weeks	$1,829

Does it go far here?

$67,205Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

24%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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