Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 2,062,040 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs — 1.3% of all US employment. The national median wage is $58,640 a year ($28.19 an hour) and the mean is $59,710 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$28.71	$59,710
10th percentile	$19.30	$40,140
25th percentile	$23.06	$47,960
Median (50th percentile)	$28.19	$58,640
75th percentile	$33.23	$69,120
90th percentile	$38.17	$79,380

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$71,240	$34.25	21,230	+21.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$66,450	$31.95	16,450	+13.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$65,040	$31.27	65,100	+10.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,200	$30.87	20,430	+9.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$64,010	$30.78	20,090	+9.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$63,900	$30.72	14,320	+9.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$63,800	$30.67	14,370	+8.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$62,300	$29.95	62,210	+6.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$60,580	$29.13	40,230	+3.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$60,340	$29.01	61,270	+2.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,820	$28.76	20,430	+2.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$59,780	$28.74	10,440	+1.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,770	$28.74	30,480	+1.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,530	$28.62	55,670	+1.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$59,460	$28.59	15,580	+1.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,370	$28.54	32,220	+1.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,120	$28.43	25,780	+0.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$59,100	$28.41	41,830	+0.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$58,240	$28.00	18,270	-0.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$57,110	$27.46	10,760	-2.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,840	$27.33	49,750	-3.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,120	$26.98	18,700	-4.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$51,580	$24.80	29,060	-12.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,560	$24.31	15,840	-13.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,250	$24.16	15,420	-14.3%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.