SOC 49-9043 · Dalton, GA metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Dalton, GA

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Dalton, Georgia is $48,610 a year ($23.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,200: half of the 50 people in this job in the Dalton, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

$48,610average per year

$23.37 / hourMedian $47,200Take-home ≈ $39,561

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-25%vs U.S. average
#7 of 7Georgia metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Dalton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,250 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Dalton earn between $46,090 and $47,360.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,610$4,051$23.37
Median$47,200$3,933$22.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,090$3,841$22.16
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,360$3,947$22.77

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Dalton vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Maintenance workers, machinery in Dalton earn 18% less than the Georgia average ($59,530) and 25% less than the U.S. average ($64,610). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $60,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dalton$48,610$47,200$36,740$61,25050
Georgia$59,530$57,730$38,950$81,9902,900
United States$64,610$60,850$42,000$88,55060,020

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Dalton

On the average salary of $48,610, a single filer in Dalton takes home about $39,561 a year, or $3,297 a month and $1,522 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Dalton a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dalton area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.8), so the average $48,610 buys what about $54,105 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Dalton ($42,210). A typical home costs $250,372, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Georgia cities

Dalton ranks 7th of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job; Augusta pays the most ($61,440).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Dalton: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Dalton?

$23.37 an hour on average, and $22.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Dalton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Dalton?

About $39,561 a year ($3,297 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,610.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Dalton than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043; area Dalton, GA (19140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.09, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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