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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Georgia

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$56,567
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
28 of 38
published states
Workers in state
76,750
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$59,100$47,171$30,970
2Haralson County, GA$59,100$47,171$30,778
3Butts County, GA$59,100$47,171$29,122
4Lumpkin County, GA$59,100$47,171$27,502
5Morgan County, GA$59,100$47,171$25,534
6Fulton County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
7Gwinnett County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
8Cobb County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
9DeKalb County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
10Clayton County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
11Cherokee County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
12Forsyth County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
13Henry County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
14Paulding County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
15Coweta County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
16Douglas County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
17Carroll County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
18Fayette County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
19Newton County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
20Bartow County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
21Walton County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
22Rockdale County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
23Barrow County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
24Spalding County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734
25Pickens County, GA$59,100$47,171$20,734

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia is $56,567, based on 76,750 workers. Among the 38 states with published data, that ranks number 28. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Georgia averages 3.5% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $59,100.

Cost of living for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $30,970. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $20,734. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers are Washington ($66,144), Nevada ($63,831), New York ($63,342) and New Hampshire ($63,154).

Frequently asked questions: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia

How much do Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $56,567.

Which Georgia county is best for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($30,970). Haralson County, GA follows at $30,778.