Driver/Sales Workers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,953
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$7,087
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,078
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$40,040
Kept after tax
$32,953
Worth in national money
$34,078
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is one of the better-paying states for driver/sales workers. The middle earner takes $40,040, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.28% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Georgia, this one sits low: 398 of 492 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $40,040 the take-home is $32,953; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $34,078 would nationally. The average comes to $41,860, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for driver/sales workers, at $40,040 — about 3.28% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Driver/sales workers occupies position 398 of 492 in Georgia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for driver/sales workers in Georgia, on $40,040, is $32,953 — equivalent to $34,078 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $41,860 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Driver/Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,020 |
| This salary | $40,040 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $32,953 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,352 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,273 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $38,299 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,540 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $40,040. The published range is $24,400 up to $60,020, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $32,953, from $40,040, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 398 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,078, the adjusted value of that $40,040 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 398 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for driver/sales workers in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,400 to $60,020. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $32,953 from $40,040. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 398 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $34,078 — the adjusted value of that $40,040 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 398 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $41,860, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $24,400, the highest tenth $60,020, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $34,078.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Georgia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $32,953 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $41,860. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($24,400) and the ninetieth ($60,020) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $34,078 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $32,953 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.