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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Cape Girardeau, MO

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL earns $50,200 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,346 a month.

10th percentile
$36,900
25th percentile
$46,420
Median percentile
$50,200
75th percentile
$61,670
90th percentile
$77,050

Based on 730 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

$40,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,200
Federal income tax−$3,844
Social Security + Medicare−$3,840
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,359
Monthly take-home$3,346
Every two weeks$1,544

Does it go far here?

$58,319Median pay in Cape Girardeau, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($864 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,640
General and Operations Managers$74,790
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,100
Office Clerks, General$38,830
Customer Service Representatives$38,190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,480
Nursing Assistants$36,650
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,430

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