Machinists Salary in Dalton, GA

Machinists pay range in Dalton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,460 or more. The middle half of machinists in Dalton earn between $42,140 and $59,780.

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

Machinists salary after taxes in Dalton

On the average salary of $49,990, a single filer in Dalton takes home about $40,601 a year, or $3,383 a month and $1,562 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).

Is Dalton a good place for machinists? 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 $49,990 buys what about $55,641 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 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machinists salary in other Georgia cities

Dalton ranks 12th of 12 Georgia metro areas for this job; Augusta pays the most ($67,460).

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Highest-paying cities for machinists

Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,140).

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• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,300 a year
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,670 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,220 a year
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• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,560 a year
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,350 a year
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$45,090 a year

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