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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Blacksburg, VA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA earns $53,980 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,549 a month.

10th percentile
$37,910
25th percentile
$45,240
Median percentile
$53,980
75th percentile
$62,070
90th percentile
$76,040

Based on 920 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

$42,584 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,980
Federal income tax−$4,298
Social Security + Medicare−$4,129
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,969
Monthly take-home$3,549
Every two weeks$1,638

Does it go far here?

$58,225Median pay in Blacksburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,104 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Blacksburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$111,630
General and Operations Managers$97,480
Registered Nurses$81,230
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,600
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,040
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,440

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