Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Savannah, GA

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Savannah, GA: $50,420/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,660 – $78,950 · about 3,800 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$910 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Savannah

With Savannah's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $50,420 has the buying power of about $52,571 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,705 · median home $348,054 · median rent $1,792/mo.

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How Savannah ranks for this job

On raw pay, Savannah, GA is 107th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Savannah's cost of living is applied, it ranks 131st.

The headline number flatters Savannah. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Savannah

A median home in Savannah, GA costs $348,054 — about 6.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,792/mo works out at 43% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Savannah.

Metro	Median pay	vs Savannah	Rent vs Savannah
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+78%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+26%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+24%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+24%	2×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Savannah	Rent vs Savannah
Atlanta, GA	$57,230	+14%	1×
Augusta, GA	$50,130	−1%	0.8×
Columbus, GA	$49,220	−2%	0.7×

Staying in GA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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