Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Official BLS OEWS May 2025 pay for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area — and the estimated take-home pay on the median wage under 2026 Georgia tax rules.
The figures
The median Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earns $59,100 a year ($28.41 an hour), according to the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates (full citation in Sources). The middle half of Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earn between $46,690 and $72,070 a year. At the ends of the distribution, the lowest-paid 10 percent earn $40,900 or less and the top 10 percent earn $77,750 or more. BLS estimates 41,830 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area — 14.477 of every 1,000 jobs in the area, a location quotient of 1.09 (above the national concentration). That is 2.0% of all Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers employment in the United States (2,062,040 jobs nationally). By employment, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is the #6 largest of the 25 covered metro areas for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. In aggregate, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earn about $2.48 billion a year (BLS employment multiplied by the mean wage). At the mean wage, the engine's take-home is $47,692.20 a year, so the aggregate take-home of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is about $1.99 billion. BLS reports a relative standard error of 2.6% for this employment estimate. Ranked by median pay, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA stands #18 of the 25 metro areas covered on this site for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. By employment, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is the #11 largest of the 30 covered occupations in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Placed against the national distribution for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $59,100 falls between the national median ($58,640) and the national 75th percentile ($69,120). Across all occupations, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is $51,170 a year — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay is 15.5% above the area's overall median.
Wages in detail
| Wage level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mean | $28.56 | $59,400 |
| 10th percentile | $19.66 | $40,900 |
| 25th percentile | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $28.41 | $59,100 |
| 75th percentile | $34.65 | $72,070 |
| 90th percentile | $37.38 | $77,750 |
What the wage distribution says
The top 10 percent of Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earn 1.9 times what the bottom 10 percent earn ($77,750 against $40,900). The middle half spans $25,380 — from $46,690 to $72,070. Hourly, the 90th percentile ($37.38) is 1.90 times the 10th ($19.66). In the upper half of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA distribution, the 75th percentile wage of $72,070 takes home $56,683.46 and the 90th percentile wage of $77,750 takes home $60,396.04 — $3,712.58 more net for $5,680 more gross. Against the median take-home of $47,466.30, the top decile keeps 1.27 times as much. The mean wage of $59,400 sits 0.5% above the median: higher-paid Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pull the average up in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Among the 30 covered occupations in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ranks #10 by median pay. In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA wage ladder of covered occupations, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers sits between Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products at $64,990 and Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks at $51,170. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers accounts for 1.4% of all employment in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area. The average covered metro employs 29,037 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA employs 1.4 times that.
Take-home pay on the median wage in Georgia
Single filer, no dependents, no pre-tax contributions, paid biweekly, a full year of W-2 wages in Georgia; city and local taxes are not included:
| Gross pay (annual) | $59,100.00 |
|---|---|
| Federal income tax | $4,912.00 |
| Social Security (FICA) | $3,664.20 |
| Medicare (FICA) | $856.95 |
| Georgia income tax | $2,200.59 |
| Total deductions | $11,633.70 |
| Net pay (annual) | $47,466.30 |
| Net pay per biweekly paycheck | $1,825.63 |
| Total deduction rate | 19.68% of gross |
At the median, $47,466.30 of the $59,100 gross is kept ($1,825.63 per paycheck) — a deduction rate of 19.68%. The deduction rate moves with pay: 17.48% at the 10th percentile, 18.37% at the 25th percentile, 21.35% at the 75th percentile, 22.32% at the 90th percentile. Between the 25th and 75th percentile wages, annual take-home rises by $18,569.56 on a gross rise of $25,380.
The same engine at the other published points of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA wage distribution:
| Wage point | Net per year | Net per paycheck | Deduction rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile ($40,900) | $33,750.78 | $1,298.11 | 17.48% |
| 25th percentile ($46,690) | $38,113.90 | $1,465.92 | 18.37% |
| Median ($59,100) | $47,466.30 | $1,825.63 | 19.68% |
| 75th percentile ($72,070) | $56,683.46 | $2,180.13 | 21.35% |
| 90th percentile ($77,750) | $60,396.04 | $2,322.92 | 22.32% |
Across the published distribution, take-home pay runs from $33,750.78 a year at the 10th percentile to $60,396.04 at the 90th — a spread of $26,645.26 of net pay inside one occupation and one metro area.
For scale: across all occupations, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median wage of $51,170 takes home $41,490.20 a year ($1,595.78 per paycheck, deduction rate 18.92%). The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median take-home of $47,466.30 sits $5,976.10 (above that area-wide figure.
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Against the national median
Nationally, the median Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earns $58,640 a year ($28.19 an hour). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $59,100 is $460 (0.8%) above the national median.
The means rank the area differently: $59,400 a year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA against $59,710 nationally, a gap of $310 (0.5%).
Set against the whole local market, the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 90th percentile of $77,750 is 59% of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA all-occupations 90th percentile ($132,230), and its 10th percentile of $40,900 is 141% of the area-wide 10th ($29,110).
| Median annual | Median hourly | Mean annual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,100 | $28.41 | $59,400 |
| United States | $58,640 | $28.19 | $59,710 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
$59,100 a year ($28.41 an hour), per the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates. The mean is $59,400 a year. Ranked by median pay, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA stands #18 of the 25 covered metro areas for this occupation.
What is the take-home pay on $59,100 in Georgia?
About $47,466.30 a year ($1,825.63 per biweekly paycheck) for a single filer with no dependents and no pre-tax contributions, under 2026 rules — a total deduction rate of 19.68% of gross. At the 75th percentile wage of $72,070, take-home is $56,683.46.
How does pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with the national median for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $59,100 is $460 (0.8%) above the national median of $58,640 a year. At the top of the distribution, the local 90th percentile is $77,750, against a national 90th percentile of $79,380.
How much do the top 10% of Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
$77,750 a year or more ($37.38 an hour or more), per the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates.
What is the take-home pay at the 90th percentile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
On $77,750 a year, the engine gives a take-home of $60,396.04 a year ($2,322.92 per biweekly paycheck) in Georgia under the same assumptions — a deduction rate of 22.32%.
How many Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs are there in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
BLS estimates 41,830 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area — 14.477 of every 1,000 jobs in the area.
How concentrated are Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
The location quotient is 1.09 — above the national concentration. A quotient of 1.0 means the occupation's share of local employment equals its national share.
How much does take-home pay vary for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
From $33,750.78 a year at the 10th percentile wage ($40,900) to $60,396.04 at the 90th ($77,750), under the same single-filer assumptions in Georgia.
What is the total wage bill for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
About $2.48 billion a year — the BLS employment estimate of 41,830 multiplied by the mean wage of $59,400.
Sources and method
Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. OEWS figures are survey estimates for May 2025, not job offers. Take-home pay is computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 federal and state rules; the method, and what the engine does not model, is documented in the paycheck methodology guide. Estimates only — not tax advice.