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Salaries & Cost of Living in Dawson County, GA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 90 occupations in Dawson County, GA.

Jobs listed
90
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Median of medians
$51,310
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,619
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
90%
81 of 90
Household income
$92,991
Census median per year
Property tax
$2,430
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Dawson County, GA

Dawson County, GA is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA labor market, and this page summarizes 90 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $51,310 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $618,090, and the lowest is Bartenders at $23,350.

A one-bedroom apartment in Dawson County, GA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,619 a month and a two-bedroom $1,762. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,437 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $52,420 a year, and 81 of the 90 occupations listed here (90%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Dawson County, GA or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Dawson County, GA

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Dawson County, GA, set beside the Georgia and national medians.

Median household income in Dawson County, GA is $92,991, 20% above the Georgia median of $77,353 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,428) equals 20.9% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $51,310, is 45% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Dawson County, GA pay a median of $2,430 a year in real estate taxes, 4% above the Georgia median of $2,341. With a median home value of $406,700, 34% above the Georgia median of $303,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.60% a year.

Renters in Dawson County, GA pay a median gross rent of $1,626 a month in the Census survey, 17% above the Georgia median of $1,393. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,619; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Dawson County, GA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 30.8 minutes each way, 9% above the Georgia average of 28.3. 14.7% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Dawson County, GA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 90.

Occupations in Dawson County, GA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090$382,624$29,682
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$177,970$124,078$8,137
3Financial Managers$171,240$119,711$7,773
4Sales Managers$166,920$116,982$7,545
5Lawyers$138,210$98,849$6,034
6Software Developers$132,960$95,533$5,758
7Construction Managers$119,590$87,089$5,054
8Computer Systems Analysts$119,090$86,773$5,028
9Administrative Services Managers$113,230$82,954$4,710
10General and Operations Managers$111,410$81,769$4,611
11Data Scientists$108,940$80,159$4,477
12Project Management Specialists$103,400$76,549$4,176
13Management Analysts$101,220$75,129$4,058
14Financial and Investment Analysts$100,830$74,875$4,036
15Registered Nurses$100,490$74,653$4,018
16Accountants and Auditors$85,820$65,094$3,221
17First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,500$61,628$2,933
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,030$60,670$2,853
19Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$78,950$60,618$2,848
20First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,310$60,201$2,814
21Logisticians$77,570$59,718$2,773
22Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,210$59,484$2,754
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,570$59,067$2,719
24Insurance Sales Agents$75,990$58,689$2,688
25Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,770$58,546$2,676
26Human Resources Specialists$75,410$58,311$2,656
27Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,140$58,135$2,641
28Compliance Officers$72,810$56,617$2,515
29Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,090$56,148$2,476
30Training and Development Specialists$71,330$55,652$2,435
31First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,310$55,639$2,434
32First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,990$54,779$2,362
33First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,290$51,717$2,107
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,060$51,567$2,094
35Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,990$51,521$2,090
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,080$50,914$2,040
37Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$63,610$50,561$2,010
38Computer User Support Specialists$62,110$49,433$1,916
39Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$60,910$48,531$1,841
40Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,100$47,171$1,728
41Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,970$47,073$1,720
42Electricians$58,650$46,833$1,700
43Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,310$46,577$1,678
44Self-Enrichment Teachers$55,490$44,458$1,502
45Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,450$41,421$1,249
46Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,170$41,211$1,231
47Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,630$40,053$1,135
48Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$49,430$39,903$1,122
49First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,300$39,054$1,051
50Bus Drivers, School$47,310$38,310$989