Truck driver (heavy) · Athens, GA

Truck driver (heavy) in Athens: $395/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Athens at $54,190 a year. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $37,310 and the 90th is $99,630. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 150 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$395

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$54,190

$37,310 to $99,630

Rent (1 bd)

$1,297

$1,544 (2 bd)

Employment

880

Location quotient 0.69

Pay rank

263rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $54,190.

Taxes$900
Rent$1,297
Other living costs$1,924
Left over$395

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $54,190
Federal income tax: −$4,464
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,146
State income tax (GA): −$2,190
Take-home pay: $43,391
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,297
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,221

Left over each month

$4,516 gross, minus $900 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.

$395

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Athens?

$54,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Athens?

$395 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Morristown, about 150 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Athens.