Trucking pay in Athens-Clarke County, GA
In Athens-Clarke County, GA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,190 a year ($26.05 an hour), across 880 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
880 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $54,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,310 | $17.94 |
| 25th percentile | $44,490 | — |
| Median | $54,190 | $26.05 |
| 75th percentile | $72,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $99,630 | $47.90 |
| Mean | $58,930 | $28.33 |
Light truck drivers
530 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $45,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,110 | $13.03 |
| 25th percentile | $34,240 | — |
| Median | $45,800 | $22.02 |
| 75th percentile | $57,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,830 | $45.11 |
| Mean | $49,100 | $23.61 |
Driver/sales workers
340 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $37,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,880 | $11.00 |
| 25th percentile | $29,960 | — |
| Median | $37,080 | $17.83 |
| 75th percentile | $47,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,910 | $28.80 |
| Mean | $39,640 | $19.06 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
330 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $42,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,970 | $17.29 |
| 25th percentile | $37,040 | — |
| Median | $42,160 | $20.27 |
| 75th percentile | $45,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $46,610 | $22.41 |
| Mean | $42,290 | $20.33 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $47,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,130 | $15.45 |
| 25th percentile | $39,410 | — |
| Median | $47,540 | $22.86 |
| 75th percentile | $61,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,200 | $33.75 |
| Mean | $49,600 | $23.85 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
370 employed in Athens-Clarke County, GA, median $57,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,780 | $17.68 |
| 25th percentile | $44,800 | — |
| Median | $57,770 | $27.77 |
| 75th percentile | $69,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $87,330 | $41.99 |
| Mean | $60,100 | $28.89 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.