🚚Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
National Median Wage
$54,320
National Employment
2.0M
Best Value: Top Metros by Cost-Adjusted Wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. Higher = your salary goes further.
All Metro Areas
78 metro areas
| # | Metro Area | State | Median Wage | Cost-Adj. Wage▼ | Employment | Emp / 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $65,547 | $67,574 | 33,153 | 25.0 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $71,113 | $65,845 | 61,135 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $63,709 | $65,679 | 32,347 | 25.0 |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $73,656 | $65,182 | 22,113 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $65,548 | $64,899 | 18,624 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $62,451 | $63,082 | 25,300 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $67,213 | $62,234 | 18,057 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $60,079 | $61,937 | 8,363 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $65,748 | $60,319 | 16,290 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $56,486 | $60,091 | 13,824 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $58,558 | $59,753 | 13,863 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $55,514 | $59,692 | 6,080 | 25.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $56,109 | $59,690 | 11,572 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $57,859 | $59,648 | 16,722 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $61,853 | $59,474 | 2,547 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $57,300 | $58,469 | 22,381 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Madison, WI | WI | $53,336 | $57,351 | 3,686 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $59,558 | $57,267 | 4,146 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $53,624 | $57,047 | 4,626 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $52,319 | $56,868 | 6,953 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $52,279 | $56,825 | 6,309 | 25.0 |
| 22 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $52,139 | $56,673 | 7,516 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $57,144 | $56,578 | 14,957 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $50,733 | $56,370 | 4,253 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $57,480 | $56,353 | 1,598 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $52,343 | $56,283 | 3,502 | 25.0 |
| 27 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $51,671 | $56,164 | 10,349 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $49,937 | $56,109 | 2,505 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $56,625 | $56,064 | 4,602 | 25.0 |
| 30 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $49,256 | $55,973 | 4,145 | 25.0 |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | OH | $51,310 | $55,772 | 9,950 | 25.0 |
| 32 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $51,288 | $55,748 | 9,939 | 25.0 |
| 33 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $51,766 | $55,662 | 8,149 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $58,175 | $55,405 | 12,111 | 25.0 |
| 35 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $54,479 | $55,029 | 1,829 | 25.0 |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $62,104 | $54,959 | 36,138 | 25.0 |
| 37 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $57,053 | $54,859 | 11,165 | 25.0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $48,170 | $54,739 | 6,027 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $51,753 | $54,477 | 5,667 | 25.0 |
| 40 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $48,978 | $54,420 | 6,107 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $47,813 | $54,333 | 3,682 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Boise City, ID | ID | $49,309 | $54,186 | 3,110 | 25.0 |
| 43 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $48,260 | $53,622 | 3,429 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $53,808 | $53,275 | 15,604 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $47,344 | $53,196 | 1,244 | 25.0 |
| 46 | Columbia, SC | SC | $49,381 | $53,098 | 3,345 | 25.0 |
| 47 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $59,929 | $53,035 | 10,735 | 25.0 |
| 48 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $47,586 | $52,873 | 3,031 | 25.0 |
| 49 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $51,058 | $52,637 | 1,303 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $50,894 | $52,468 | 1,745 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $46,123 | $52,413 | 2,970 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $55,021 | $52,401 | 1,887 | 25.0 |
| 53 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $59,076 | $52,280 | 9,758 | 25.0 |
| 54 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $48,442 | $52,088 | 4,484 | 25.0 |
| 55 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $50,495 | $52,057 | 9,262 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Richmond, VA | VA | $52,566 | $52,046 | 6,544 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $56,515 | $51,849 | 2,300 | 25.0 |
| 58 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $52,109 | $51,593 | 4,288 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $53,135 | $51,587 | 20,796 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $50,443 | $51,472 | 9,631 | 25.0 |
| 61 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $47,871 | $50,927 | 5,178 | 25.0 |
| 62 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $48,864 | $50,375 | 10,407 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $46,434 | $49,929 | 4,813 | 25.0 |
| 64 | Billings, MT | MT | $44,915 | $49,906 | 1,285 | 25.0 |
| 65 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $51,208 | $49,717 | 11,769 | 25.0 |
| 66 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $51,138 | $49,649 | 9,095 | 25.0 |
| 67 | Wichita, KS | KS | $44,537 | $49,486 | 2,401 | 25.0 |
| 68 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $45,030 | $49,484 | 664 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Charleston, WV | WV | $44,459 | $49,399 | 723 | 25.0 |
| 70 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $42,954 | $49,372 | 3,615 | 25.0 |
| 71 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $50,242 | $48,779 | 6,593 | 25.0 |
| 72 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $42,685 | $48,506 | 1,910 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Jackson, MS | MS | $42,168 | $48,469 | 2,459 | 25.0 |
| 74 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $51,092 | $47,307 | 3,347 | 25.0 |
| 75 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $52,776 | $46,704 | 20,340 | 25.0 |
| 76 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $46,930 | $46,465 | 3,417 | 25.0 |
| 77 | Rochester, NY | NY | $49,528 | $45,859 | 4,096 | 25.0 |
| 78 | El Paso, TX | TX | $38,928 | $40,132 | 3,596 | 25.0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median salary for Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?
The national median annual wage for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers is $54,320, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers are Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($67,574), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($65,845), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($65,679).
How many metro areas have data for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers?
We have wage and employment data for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers across 78 metro areas in the United States.
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022