How much do Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Dalton, GA?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,440 and the 90th percentile is $75,990. The difference is $38,550, which is 74.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,780 to the 75th at $63,460, covers $21,680.

The mean annual wage is $53,520, which sits above the median of $51,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dalton, GA median is 20% lower than the national median of $64,950 for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,834, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Georgia median of $50,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dalton, GA is 89.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $57,834 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Dalton, GA ranks 13th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 33 miles away, with a median of $56,840 and employment of 230. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,145, against $57,834 here.
• Gainesville, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $45,740 and employment of 140. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,269, against $57,834 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 78 miles away, with a median of $58,780 and employment of 1,820. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,746, against $57,834 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Dalton, GA (50 of 65,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.74 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.