Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Dalton, GA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Dalton, GA earns $53,760 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,549 a month.

10th percentile: $38,160
25th percentile: $47,790
Median percentile: $53,760
75th percentile: $60,190
90th percentile: $73,050

Based on 1,540 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$42,586 take-home a year

Gross pay	$53,760
Federal income tax	−$4,271
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,113
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,790
Monthly take-home	$3,549
Every two weeks	$1,638

Does it go far here?

$59,837Median pay in Dalton, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.8 vs 100).

26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($938 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dalton, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,050
Registered Nurses	$83,290
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,780
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,370
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$55,050
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,220

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