Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Auburn, AL

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $49,210 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,292 a month.

10th percentile: $38,830
25th percentile: $43,490
Median percentile: $49,210
75th percentile: $60,890
90th percentile: $78,020

Based on 1,090 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

$39,506 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,210
Federal income tax	−$3,725
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,765
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,214
Monthly take-home	$3,292
Every two weeks	$1,519

Does it go far here?

$55,963Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
Accountants and Auditors	$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310

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