Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Alexandria, LA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Alexandria, LA earns $47,370 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,235 a month.

10th percentile: $35,640
25th percentile: $39,590
Median percentile: $47,370
75th percentile: $55,950
90th percentile: $65,580

Based on 780 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,821 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,370
Federal income tax	−$3,504
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,624
Louisiana income tax (approx.)	−$1,421
Monthly take-home	$3,235
Every two weeks	$1,493

Does it go far here?

$55,283Median pay in Alexandria, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).

29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($946 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alexandria, LA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$98,360
Registered Nurses	$81,680
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$54,880
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,950
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$43,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$42,940

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana