Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Grand Junction, CO earns $56,600 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,764 a month.

10th percentile: $44,390
25th percentile: $48,430
Median percentile: $56,600
75th percentile: $62,630
90th percentile: $82,650

Based on 950 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

$45,168 take-home a year

Gross pay	$56,600
Federal income tax	−$4,612
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,330
Colorado income tax (approx.)	−$2,490
Monthly take-home	$3,764
Every two weeks	$1,737

Does it go far here?

$59,282Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,130
Registered Nurses	$95,990
Accountants and Auditors	$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,240
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$54,760

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