Trucking pay in Columbus, GA-AL
In Columbus, GA-AL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $47,570 a year ($22.87 an hour), across 1,180 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 18.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,180 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $47,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,550 | $17.57 |
| 25th percentile | $41,130 | — |
| Median | $47,570 | $22.87 |
| 75th percentile | $60,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,320 | $34.77 |
| Mean | $51,790 | $24.90 |
Light truck drivers
590 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $36,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,100 | $12.07 |
| 25th percentile | $30,310 | — |
| Median | $36,330 | $17.47 |
| 75th percentile | $42,310 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,980 | $24.03 |
| Mean | $38,080 | $18.31 |
Driver/sales workers
400 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $39,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,990 | $9.61 |
| 25th percentile | $26,710 | — |
| Median | $39,050 | $18.77 |
| 75th percentile | $50,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,790 | $27.31 |
| Mean | $39,420 | $18.95 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
480 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $37,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,520 | $15.64 |
| 25th percentile | $35,620 | — |
| Median | $37,450 | $18.01 |
| 75th percentile | $41,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $45,610 | $21.93 |
| Mean | $38,810 | $18.66 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $42,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,520 | $14.19 |
| 25th percentile | $33,640 | — |
| Median | $42,980 | $20.66 |
| 75th percentile | $51,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,010 | $30.29 |
| Mean | $44,510 | $21.40 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
430 employed in Columbus, GA-AL, median $59,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,040 | $17.81 |
| 25th percentile | $44,530 | — |
| Median | $59,090 | $28.41 |
| 75th percentile | $70,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,200 | $40.00 |
| Mean | $59,820 | $28.76 |
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.