How much do Logging Equipment Operators make in Savannah, GA?

Percentile spread

For Logging Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,030 and the 90th percentile is $58,400. The difference is $23,370, which is 66.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $35,030 to the 75th at $45,780, covers $10,750.

The mean annual wage is $42,430, which sits above the median of $35,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Savannah, GA median is 29.6% lower than the national median of $49,740 for Logging Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,794, which is 26% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.3% lower than the Georgia median of $45,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logging Equipment Operators at $36,794 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Logging Equipment Operators. Savannah, GA ranks 10th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Brunswick-St. Simons, GA is 59 miles away, with a median of $50,060 and employment of 60. That median is 42.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,076, against $36,794 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 102 miles away, with a median of $46,260 and employment of 120. That median is 32.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,336, against $36,794 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 133 miles away, with a median of $50,450 and employment of 100. That median is 44% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,712, against $36,794 here.

Employment share

Logging Equipment Operators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (30 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.