How much does a Truck Driver make in Georgia?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $56,570 for Truck Drivers in Georgia as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $45,610 and the 75th-percentile is $67,230.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Truck Driver salary in Georgia?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 96.5 for Georgia), the real-wage equivalent is $58,625 — what the $56,570 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $47,267 to $69,673.

How are Georgia Truck Driver salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

What does the top of the Truck Driver pay scale look like in Georgia?

The 90th percentile lands at $78,480. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $67,230.

Where does Georgia rank for Truck Driver pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Georgia ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Georgia?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Georgia.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Truck Driver Salary in Georgia (2026): $57K Median, BEA RPP-Adjusted

TL;DR

Headline Truck Driver pay in Georgia is $56,570. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $58,625.
Bottom quartile $45,610, top quartile $67,230. The P90 ($78,480) is roughly 2.2× the P10 ($36,470).
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #23 of 51; nominal rank is #30.

Wage breakdown — Georgia

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$36,470	$37,795
P25 (lower quartile)	$45,610	$47,267
P50 (median)	$56,570	$58,625
P75 (upper quartile)	$67,230	$69,673
P90 (top tier)	$78,480	$81,331
Mean	$57,190	$59,268
Employment	75,700 Truck Drivers in Georgia

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Georgia index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	96.5
Goods	97.7
Services	92.3
Rents	88.3

Georgia's overall RPP (96.5) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Georgia (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Truck Driver)	$56,570	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$4,650	8.2% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$2,313	5.19% flat (2026)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$4,328	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$45,279	80.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$46,924	÷ (96.5 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Georgia state-tax burden means for Truck Driver take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.1% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $45,279 (80.0% of gross). After the 96.5 RPP, real take-home is $46,924.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $57,440 for Truck Drivers with mean pay of $58,400 and total employment of 2,070,480. Georgia sits at #30 on nominal pay and #23 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Georgia climbs 7 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Truck Driver make in Georgia?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $56,570 for Truck Drivers in Georgia as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $45,610 and the 75th-percentile is $67,230.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Truck Driver salary in Georgia?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 96.5 for Georgia), the real-wage equivalent is $58,625 — what the $56,570 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $47,267 to $69,673.
How are Georgia Truck Driver salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
What does the top of the Truck Driver pay scale look like in Georgia?: The 90th percentile lands at $78,480. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $67,230.
Where does Georgia rank for Truck Driver pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Georgia ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Georgia?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Georgia.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 53-3032, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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