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Chief Executives Salary in Dalton, GA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Dalton, GA is $242,760. BLS estimates approximately 40 people work in this occupation in Dalton, GA. Dalton, GA is 13.4% above the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$242,760
Average salary
$316,730
Median hourly
$116.71
Employment
40

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$95,920$46.12
25th percentile$122,770$59.03
Median (50th)$242,760$116.71
75th percentile$437,390$210.28
90th percentile$689,700$331.59

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 4.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.4% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.643
Location quotient
0.49

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Dalton, GA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 89.844, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $270,202 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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