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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Virginia

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Virginia earns $56,860 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,728 a month.

10th percentile
$38,180
25th percentile
$46,880
Median percentile
$56,860
75th percentile
$63,200
90th percentile
$77,040

Based on 48,750 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

$44,740 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,860
Federal income tax−$4,643
Social Security + Medicare−$4,350
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,127
Monthly take-home$3,728
Every two weeks$1,721

Does it go far here?

$56,239Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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