Dalton, GA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Dalton Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Dalton, GA metro area

Figures describe the Dalton, GA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Dalton city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 225 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Dalton, GA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$326,210	$156.83	90
2	Physicians, All Other	$287,800	$138.37	50
3	Chief Executives	$242,760	$116.71	40
4	Dentists, General	$202,690	$97.45	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,550	$78.63	40
6	Marketing Managers	$162,010	$77.89	80
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,140	$77.47	90
8	Sales Managers	$139,960	$67.29	180
9	Financial Managers	$133,000	$63.94	200
10	Human Resources Managers	$130,700	$62.84	70
11	Pharmacists	$130,050	$62.53	120
12	Training and Development Managers	$129,730	$62.37	30
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,720	$57.08	70
14	Nurse Practitioners	$118,330	$56.89	160
15	Industrial Production Managers	$116,720	$56.12	220
16	Software Developers	$115,480	$55.52	280
17	Occupational Therapists	$111,580	$53.64	30
18	Physical Therapists	$109,710	$52.75	50
19	Administrative Services Managers	$107,200	$51.54	110
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$105,800	$50.86	120
21	Managers, All Other	$102,740	$49.39	220
22	Data Scientists	$101,020	$48.57	50
23	Civil Engineers	$99,760	$47.96	200
24	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,490	Not published	120
25	Project Management Specialists	$98,590	$47.40	300

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Dalton metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.