Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary
The median pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the United States is $58,640 a year. About 2,062,040 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,140
- 25th percentile
- $47,960
- Median percentile
- $58,640
- 75th percentile
- $69,120
- 90th percentile
- $79,380
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $70,100
- Washington $64,760
- District of Columbia $64,170
- New Jersey $63,570
- Massachusetts $63,030
- Nevada $62,290
- New York $62,050
- Minnesota $61,990
- Oregon $61,980
- Colorado $61,500
- North Dakota $60,910
- Vermont $60,830
- Utah $60,620
- Connecticut $60,490
- Illinois $60,320
- Wyoming $60,310
- Indiana $60,290
- New Hampshire $60,280
- California $60,230
- Rhode Island $60,190
- Hawaii $59,820
- Ohio $59,800
- Maryland $59,360
- Kansas $58,920
- Montana $58,870
- Idaho $58,770
- South Dakota $58,690
- Tennessee $58,620
- Wisconsin $58,610
- Pennsylvania $58,580
- Nebraska $58,390
- Arizona $58,080
- Iowa $58,070
- Delaware $57,590
- Michigan $57,180
- Georgia $57,050
- Maine $57,050
- Virginia $56,860
- Kentucky $56,340
- Texas $56,290
- Missouri $54,550
- Oklahoma $54,410
- Alabama $52,120
- Mississippi $51,820
- Arkansas $51,550
- North Carolina $51,530
- South Carolina $51,130
- Florida $50,640
- New Mexico $50,500
- West Virginia $49,480
- Louisiana $49,320
By metro area
- Lincoln, NE $81,790
- Fairbanks, AK $76,560
- Seattle, WA $71,240
- San Jose, CA $70,730
- Morristown, TN $67,330
- San Francisco, CA $66,450
- Anchorage, AK $66,190
- New York, NY $65,040
- Minneapolis, MN $64,200
- Boston, MA $64,010
- Denver, CO $63,900
- Boulder, CO $63,810
- Portland, OR $63,800
- Reno, NV $63,790
- Cheyenne, WY $63,540
- Kahului, HI $63,420
- Memphis, TN $63,070
- Olympia, WA $63,040
- Spokane, WA $62,980
- Longview, WA $62,930
- Bozeman, MT $62,780
- Kiryas Joel, NY $62,760
- Barnstable Town, MA $62,740
- Bremerton, WA $62,710
- Santa Rosa, CA $62,620
- Kennewick, WA $62,520
- Burlington, VT $62,460
- Salt Lake City, UT $62,310
- Chicago, IL $62,300
- Mount Vernon, WA $62,240
- Rochester, MN $62,180
- Bismarck, ND $62,000
- Indianapolis, IN $61,980
- Iowa City, IA $61,960
- St. Cloud, MN $61,960
- Dothan, AL $61,900
- Bellingham, WA $61,890
- Columbus, OH $61,720
- Kenosha, WI $61,610
- Worcester, MA $61,610
- Bridgeport, CT $61,580
- Vallejo, CA $61,540
- Harrisburg, PA $61,520
- Springfield, MA $61,420
- Syracuse, NY $61,330
- Amherst Town, MA $61,260
- Bend, OR $61,220
- New Haven, CT $61,040
- Minot, ND $61,030
- Duluth, MN $60,970
- Napa, CA $60,860
- Billings, MT $60,850
- Sioux Falls, SD $60,820
- Grand Island, NE $60,810
- Sacramento, CA $60,810
- Albany, NY $60,720
- Des Moines, IA $60,720
- Las Vegas, NV $60,650
- Nashville, TN $60,630
- Providence, RI $60,610
- Cincinnati, OH $60,590
- Riverside, CA $60,580
- Salem, OR $60,580
- Carson City, NV $60,480
- Fayetteville, AR $60,480
- Stockton, CA $60,470
- Toledo, OH $60,410
- Fort Collins, CO $60,380
- San Luis Obispo, CA $60,380
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,370
- Vineland, NJ $60,360
- Los Angeles, CA $60,340
- Boise City, ID $60,330
- Norwich, CT $60,320
- La Crosse, WI $60,300
- Walla Walla, WA $60,300
- Akron, OH $60,210
- Albany, OR $60,180
- Kansas City, MO $60,170
- Allentown, PA $60,090
- Mankato, MN $60,070
- Ogden, UT $59,940
- Portland, ME $59,900
- Rockford, IL $59,900
- Hartford, CT $59,890
- Kingston, NY $59,830
- Provo, UT $59,820
- Washington, DC $59,820
- Green Bay, WI $59,810
- Janesville, WI $59,800
- Colorado Springs, CO $59,790
- Racine, WI $59,790
- San Diego, CA $59,780
- Phoenix, AZ $59,770
- Waterbury, CT $59,750
- Madison, WI $59,700
- Corvallis, OR $59,610
- Milwaukee, WI $59,580
- Dallas, TX $59,530
- Santa Cruz, CA $59,500
- Dayton, OH $59,490
- Oshkosh, WI $59,490
- Baltimore, MD $59,460
- Trenton, NJ $59,460
- Greeley, CO $59,450
- Buffalo, NY $59,440
- Decatur, AL $59,390
- Philadelphia, PA $59,370
- Grand Forks, ND $59,360
- Pittsfield, MA $59,330
- Urban Honolulu, HI $59,330
- Ann Arbor, MI $59,230
- Detroit, MI $59,120
- Oxnard, CA $59,120
- Rapid City, SD $59,110
- Atlanta, GA $59,100
- Decatur, IL $59,100
- Knoxville, TN $59,100
- Fort Wayne, IN $59,050
- Lawrence, KS $59,050