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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas

The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Antonio-New Braunfels is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,770
25th Percentile Wage
$37,940
50th Percentile Wage
$45,180
75th Percentile Wage
$54,400
90th Percentile Wage
$69,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,770.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,180
-1.62% 31.72%
2021
$45,910
13.35% -
2020
$39,780
1.61% -
2019
$39,140
-1.81% -
2018
$39,850
-2.71% -
2017
$40,930
-1.34% -
2016
$41,480
1.74% -
2015
$40,760
9.00% -
2014
$37,090
13.64% -
2013
$32,030
3.68% -
2012
$30,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,180 in San Antonio-New Braunfels is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$49,540
Texarkana-Texarkana
$49,030
Odessa
$48,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$48,200
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$47,990
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,070
Victoria
$47,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$46,900
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$46,740
Abilene
$46,470
Sherman-Denison
$46,430
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,310
Amarillo
$45,870
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,760
Tyler
$45,700
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,650
San Angelo
$45,620
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,250
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$45,180
Corpus Christi
$45,090
Longview
$44,910
Laredo
$44,730
Waco
$44,570
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$44,500
College Station-Bryan
$44,490
Wichita Falls
$44,220
Brownsville-Harlingen
$43,800
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$43,770
Lubbock
$43,360
Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$40,230
El Paso
$39,130

See also: Top paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas.