SOC 53-3032 · Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Brunswick, GA

The average salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Brunswick, Georgia is $53,730 a year ($25.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,980: half of the 510 people in this job in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,710).

$53,730average per year

$25.83 / hourMedian $49,980Take-home ≈ $43,419

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

510people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#8 of 14Georgia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay range in Brunswick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,470 or more. The middle half of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Brunswick earn between $43,770 and $60,510.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,730$4,478$25.83
Median$49,980$4,165$24.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,770$3,648$21.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,510$5,042$29.09

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Brunswick vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Brunswick earn 7% less than the Georgia average ($57,780) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($59,710). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $58,640.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brunswick$53,730$49,980$37,360$76,470510
Georgia$57,780$57,050$38,150$77,90074,840
United States$59,710$58,640$40,140$79,3802,062,040

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Brunswick

On the average salary of $53,730, a single filer in Brunswick takes home about $43,419 a year, or $3,618 a month and $1,670 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Brunswick a good place for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brunswick area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $53,730 buys what about $61,260 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Brunswick ($41,940). A typical home costs $323,770, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in other Georgia cities

Brunswick ranks 8th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($60,670).

All Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Iowa City, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,940).

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary by city

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Brunswick: questions

How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make an hour in Brunswick?

$25.83 an hour on average, and $24.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salary in Brunswick?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers take-home pay in Brunswick?

About $43,419 a year ($3,618 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,730.

Do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn more in Brunswick than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,710).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3032; area Brunswick-St. Simons, GA (15260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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