Highest-paying Cities for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The top 100 highest paying cities for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,410, Lincoln, Nebraska is the highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. It is followed by Fairbanks, Alaska (average annual salary $65,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Lincoln, Nebraska	$84,410	$44,100	4,990
2	Fairbanks, Alaska	$65,790	$48,080	550
3	Springfield, Ohio	$62,290	$39,950	1,200
4	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$62,180	$40,680	11,020
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$61,080	$47,590	19,120
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$60,820	$41,240	15,570
7	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$60,570	$46,380	790
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$60,440	$41,670	4,630
9	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$60,370	$40,610	900
10	Anchorage, Alaska	$59,720	$38,390	1,670
11	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$59,470	$40,770	1,810
12	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$59,420	$43,710	19,680
13	Morristown, Tennessee	$59,030	$37,160	1,430
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,030	$41,600	69,230
15	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$58,730	$38,020	1,610
16	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$58,560	$41,600	1,870
17	Napa, California	$58,540	$38,480	550
18	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$58,420	$44,200	4,200
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,140	$43,410	20,130
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$58,080	$36,100	60,630
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$58,010	$44,400	13,390
22	Memphis, Tennessee	$57,690	$37,180	16,990
23	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$57,630	$44,590	470
24	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,570	$39,820	1,660
25	Bend, Oregon	$57,370	$43,690	1,030
26	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$57,340	$44,590	1,950
27	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$57,290	$41,220	120
28	Yuba City, California	$57,100	$36,810	1,500
29	Boulder, Colorado	$56,980	$39,880	550
30	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$56,400	$39,610	1,830
31	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$56,400	$42,670	400
32	Sioux City, South Dakota	$56,360	$38,470	3,550
33	Springfield, Missouri	$56,290	$36,020	6,410
34	Longview, Washington	$56,160	$44,520	770
35	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$56,150	$42,750	3,260
36	Bloomington, Illinois	$56,140	$34,760	1,260
37	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$56,050	$40,890	15,760
38	Fargo, North Dakota	$56,020	$42,030	3,200
39	Salt Lake City, Utah	$56,020	$31,200	11,060
40	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$55,980	$39,770	6,670
41	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$55,940	$39,460	7,000
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$55,920	$38,570	18,180
43	St Cloud, Minnesota	$55,880	$39,230	1,900
44	Duluth, Wisconsin	$55,790	$38,460	2,000
45	Bellingham, Washington	$55,780	$45,990	1,150
46	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$55,730	$41,980	630
47	Olympia, Washington	$55,600	$42,880	1,110
48	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$55,330	$37,390	5,950
49	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$55,330	$41,760	4,400
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$55,260	$40,600	31,900
51	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$55,220	$39,890	1,140
52	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,210	$41,420	1,730
53	Spokane, Washington	$55,210	$42,950	3,470
54	Springfield, Massachusetts	$55,120	$39,280	3,870
55	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$54,900	$45,500	550
56	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$54,890	$41,290	760
57	Columbus, Ohio	$54,600	$35,680	18,730
58	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$54,420	$38,520	2,950
59	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$54,340	$35,870	2,090
60	Salem, Oregon	$54,100	$39,260	2,040
61	Worcester, Massachusetts	$53,570	$44,210	4,440
62	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$53,560	$37,420	22,020
63	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$53,560	$37,380	19,530
64	Billings, Montana	$53,540	$44,390	1,730
65	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$53,380	$35,560	4,640
66	Manchester, New Hampshire	$53,270	$38,500	1,090
67	Decatur, Alabama	$53,090	$35,310	1,410
68	Kansas City, Missouri	$53,080	$36,100	17,960
69	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$53,020	$36,400	13,560
70	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$52,950	$40,100	270
71	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$52,950	$34,060	820
72	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,940	$40,170	2,090
73	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,880	$38,200	10,060
74	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$52,770	$39,810	920
75	Jackson, Mississippi	$52,760	$31,200	6,030
76	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,690	$38,690	600
77	Decatur, Illinois	$52,620	$28,810	730
78	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$52,610	$37,540	4,550
79	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$52,510	$39,520	1,370
80	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$52,490	$37,550	9,970
81	Racine, Wisconsin	$52,390	$38,790	1,460
82	Reading, Pennsylvania	$52,260	$38,230	2,850
83	Rochester, Minnesota	$52,200	$39,340	1,230
84	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$52,160	$36,440	43,020
85	Rockford, Illinois	$52,120	$35,480	1,810
86	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$52,080	$37,980	2,320
87	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$52,070	$38,400	670
88	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$52,040	$38,760	9,290
89	St Louis, Missouri	$52,000	$37,170	16,870
90	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$52,000	$37,580	4,740
91	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$52,000	$37,860	370
92	Lewiston, Washington	$52,000	$37,400	390
93	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$51,980	$38,050	1,440
94	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$51,980	$38,700	1,740
95	Greeley, Colorado	$51,950	$40,580	2,820
96	New Haven, Connecticut	$51,950	$38,960	3,230
97	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$51,810	$37,820	740
98	Carson City, Nevada	$51,800	$37,090	110
99	Gainesville, Georgia	$51,790	$36,400	1,800
100	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$51,780	$38,290	7,750

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