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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Atlanta, GA

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area earn a median of $59,100 a year, an average of $59,400. About 41,830 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$59,100
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$59,400
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$40,900
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$77,750
Top of the range
People employed
41,830
In Atlanta metro area
Rent share of median wage
32.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Atlanta

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,617
per month, in Atlanta, GA
Income needed for median rent
$64,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers wage
$59,100
8.7% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
32.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$81,938
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Atlanta area. Read the Atlanta, GA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Mesa, AZ
+1.1%
Median $59,770
Mean $59,790
Employed 30,480
Kansas City, MO
+1.8%
Median $60,170
Mean $61,850
Employed 18,230
Omaha, NE
-1.8%
Median $58,010
Mean $58,710
Employed 10,210
Colorado Springs, CO
+1.2%
Median $59,790
Mean $60,110
Employed 1,860
Sacramento, CA
+2.9%
Median $60,810
Mean $62,060
Employed 10,960
Raleigh, NC
-11.8%
Median $52,110
Mean $55,110
Employed 7,210
Long Beach, CA
+2.1%
Median $60,340
Mean $61,230
Employed 61,270
Virginia Beach, VA
-14.6%
Median $50,460
Mean $53,660
Employed 7,460

See heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $59,100 / year
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State income tax Georgia (GA)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.