Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Augusta, GA
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Augusta, GA: $50,130/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,080 – $64,260 · about 4,910 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$1,200 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Augusta
With Augusta's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $50,130 has the buying power of about $54,941 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,941 · median home $253,524 · median rent $1,479/mo.
How Augusta ranks for this job
On raw pay, Augusta, GA is 110th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Augusta's cost of living is applied, it ranks 86th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Augusta is one of the places where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Augusta
A median home in Augusta, GA costs $253,524 — about 5.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,479/mo works out at 35% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Augusta.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Augusta | Rent vs Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +79% | 0.9× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +27% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +25% | 2.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +25% | 2.5× |
Same job elsewhere in GA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Augusta | Rent vs Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | $57,230 | +14% | 1.2× |
| Savannah, GA | $50,420 | +1% | 1.2× |
| Columbus, GA | $49,220 | −2% | 0.9× |
Staying in GA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Augusta
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Club Car · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Augusta
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.