Light Truck Drivers Salary in Atlanta, GA

Light Truck Drivers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,310 or more. The middle half of light truck drivers in Atlanta earn between $37,430 and $57,060.

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

Light Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $50,510, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $40,993 a year, or $3,416 a month and $1,577 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).

Is Atlanta a good place for light truck drivers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $50,510 buys what about $50,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Light Truck Drivers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 3rd of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($55,430).

All Light Truck Drivers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for light truck drivers

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,130).

Light Truck Drivers salary by city

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