SOC 51-6063 · Dalton, GA metro

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Dalton, GA

The average salary for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, Georgia is $40,780 a year ($19.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,840: half of the 1,220 people in this job in the Dalton, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,720).

$40,780average per year

$19.61 / hourMedian $39,840Take-home ≈ $33,660

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

1,220people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Georgia metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Dalton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,010 or more. The middle half of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton earn between $38,710 and $43,500.

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,780$3,398$19.61
Median$39,840$3,320$19.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,710$3,226$18.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,500$3,625$20.91

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

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Dalton vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton earn about the same as the Georgia average ($41,560) and about the same as the U.S. average ($40,720). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $39,530.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dalton$40,780$39,840$32,300$48,0101,220
Georgia$41,560$40,930$32,300$47,3503,550
United States$40,720$39,530$29,960$49,13013,030

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

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Dalton

On the average salary of $40,780, a single filer in Dalton takes home about $33,660 a year, or $2,805 a month and $1,295 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders? 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 $40,780 buys what about $45,390 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Dalton ($42,210). A typical home costs $250,372, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Georgia cities

Dalton ranks 2nd of 2 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($44,100).

All Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,780).

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dalton: questions

How much do textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Dalton?

$19.61 an hour on average, and $19.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Dalton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Dalton?

About $33,660 a year ($2,805 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,780.

Do textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Dalton than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,720).

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 51-6063; area Dalton, GA (19140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 222.31, this job is 222.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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