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State comparison · 2025

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In Georgia, $57,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 12.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+12.5%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$64,170
p25
$58,850
p75
$74,440
p10
$51,500
p90
$84,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

Georgia

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$57,050
p25
$45,700
p75
$68,780
p10
$38,150
p90
$77,900
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.3
See full breakdown for Georgia

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.