United States
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$57,440
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the United States earn a median of $57,440 a year, about $27.62 an hour.
Median
$57,440
per year
Hourly
$27.62
as published
Mean
$58,400
pulled up by top earners
Workers
2,070,480
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $53,070 | -8% |
| California | State | $59,950 | +4% |
| Florida | State | $50,000 | -13% |
| Ohio | State | $58,080 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $58,540 | +2% |
| Illinois | State | $59,790 | +4% |
| Georgia | State | $56,570 | -2% |
| North Carolina | State | $49,580 | -14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $65,220 | +14% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $59,560 | +4% |
| Tennessee | State | $55,610 | -3% |
| New York | State | $60,520 | +5% |
| Michigan | State | $55,140 | -4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $57,220 | -0% |
| Indiana | State | $60,090 | +5% |
| Virginia | State | $54,500 | -5% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $62,430 | +9% |
| Wisconsin | State | $57,380 | -0% |
| New Jersey | State | $64,720 | +13% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $55,500 | -3% |
| Missouri | State | $50,540 | -12% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $60,680 | +6% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $58,860 | +2% |
| Arizona | State | $53,690 | -7% |
| Washington | State | $63,760 | +11% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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