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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Washington, DC

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $59,820 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,763 a month.

10th percentile
$44,870
25th percentile
$50,320
Median percentile
$59,820
75th percentile
$71,490
90th percentile
$82,540

Based on 20,430 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

$45,161 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,820
Federal income tax−$4,998
Social Security + Medicare−$4,576
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$5,085
Monthly take-home$3,763
Every two weeks$1,737

Does it go far here?

$54,939Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia