Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary Data
Compare heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers pay across 348 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
States ranked by average salary across 348 cities.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries by city
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay across 51 states and 375 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Jose$70,730
- San Francisco$66,450
- Santa Rosa$62,620
- Vallejo$61,540
- Napa$60,860
- Sacramento$60,810
- Riverside$60,580
- Stockton$60,470
- San Luis Obispo$60,380
- Los Angeles$60,340
- San Diego$59,780
- Santa Cruz$59,500
- Oxnard$59,120
- Modesto$58,330
- Yuba City$58,230
- Bakersfield$57,690
- Chico$57,480
- Redding$57,350
- Santa Maria$55,910
- Fresno$55,740
- Merced$55,630
- El Centro$55,140
- Salinas$53,390
- Visalia$51,530
- Hanford$48,110
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Lakeland$57,090
- Jacksonville$55,630
- Miami$51,580
- Ocala$51,490
- North Port$50,890
- Tampa$50,560
- Orlando$50,250
- Naples$49,520
- Cape Coral$48,950
- Gainesville$48,930
- Palm Bay$48,460
- Sebastian$48,410
- Pensacola$47,950
- Crestview$47,940
- Deltona$47,660
- Panama City$47,610
- Wildwood$47,180
- Punta Gorda$46,780
- Tallahassee$46,470
- Homosassa Springs$45,750
- Sebring$44,930
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- Dallas$59,530
- Eagle Pass$58,600
- Odessa$58,370
- Midland$58,200
- Austin$57,110
- Killeen$57,040
- Houston$56,840
- Sherman$55,270
- Beaumont$54,900
- Abilene$54,720
- Amarillo$54,290
- San Antonio$53,650
- Longview$51,990
- Tyler$51,290
- Victoria$51,150
- Wichita Falls$50,600
- College Station$49,540
- El Paso$49,270
- Lubbock$49,080
- Texarkana$49,050
- Laredo$49,010
- Corpus Christi$49,000
- Waco$48,780
- Brownsville$48,550
- San Angelo$48,230
- McAllen$47,040
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn a national median of $55,958, based on data from 348 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is AK at $71,375 average.
Worth knowing: Owner-operators (drivers who own their truck) can earn $150K–$200K gross, but expenses are high — truck payments, insurance, fuel, maintenance. Net take-home is usually $80K–$120K after costs.