Trucking pay in Dalton, GA
In Dalton, GA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $53,760 a year ($25.84 an hour), across 1,540 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 8.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,540 employed in Dalton, GA, median $53,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,160 | $18.35 |
| 25th percentile | $47,790 | — |
| Median | $53,760 | $25.84 |
| 75th percentile | $60,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,050 | $35.12 |
| Mean | $54,810 | $26.35 |
Light truck drivers
350 employed in Dalton, GA, median $50,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,910 | $13.42 |
| 25th percentile | $35,880 | — |
| Median | $50,340 | $24.20 |
| 75th percentile | $57,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,880 | $46.58 |
| Mean | $52,560 | $25.27 |
Driver/sales workers
180 employed in Dalton, GA, median $39,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,440 | $9.83 |
| 25th percentile | $22,840 | — |
| Median | $39,070 | $18.79 |
| 75th percentile | $45,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,810 | $28.76 |
| Mean | $37,670 | $18.11 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,000 employed in Dalton, GA, median $37,930 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,180 | $15.95 |
| 25th percentile | $37,050 | — |
| Median | $37,930 | $18.24 |
| 75th percentile | $39,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $42,280 | $20.33 |
| Mean | $38,590 | $18.55 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
120 employed in Dalton, GA, median $49,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,420 | $18.47 |
| 25th percentile | $47,380 | — |
| Median | $49,520 | $23.81 |
| 75th percentile | $59,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,430 | $30.98 |
| Mean | $52,930 | $25.45 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
360 employed in Dalton, GA, median $59,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,780 | $18.64 |
| 25th percentile | $46,430 | — |
| Median | $59,230 | $28.48 |
| 75th percentile | $74,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,630 | $39.72 |
| Mean | $60,590 | $29.13 |
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.