53 Series · SOC 53-3032
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $58,640
- Median / year
- $79,380
- Top 10% earn
- +4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 2,062,040
- US workers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn a median of $58,640 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $58,640, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,140 (10th percentile) to $79,380 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 2,062,040 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($70,100), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn a median of $58,640, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 46% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #21 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4% by 2033.
- $58,640
- Median annual wage
- Top 54%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #21 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $70,100. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3032) pays a national median of $58,640 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $40,140 at the 10th percentile to $79,380 at the 90th, with a mean of $59,710 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 2,062,040 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 237,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 25 per 100,000 and injury rate of 5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $70,100, which is +20% above the national figure. The top metro is Lincoln, NE at $81,790 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 2,062,040 jobs Median $58,640/yr
Median Salary
$58,640
per year
Median Hourly
$28.19/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$59,710
average
Employment
2,062,040
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$58,640 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers sits on the slower-growing side at +4% growth and $58,640 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4%
About average
Annual Openings
237,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → C
Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
25/100K
Injury Rate
5/100
Danger Index
32.5/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operations Monitoring 3.8
Operation and Control 3.8
Monitoring 3.1
Reading Comprehension 3.0
Speaking 3.0
Critical Thinking 3.0
Troubleshooting 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Active Listening 2.9
Equipment Maintenance 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Transportation 4.0
Public Safety and Security 3.9
Customer and Personal Service 3.7
English Language 3.6
Law and Government 3.0
Mechanical 2.8
Telecommunications 2.8
Education and Training 2.8
Administration and Management 2.7
Mathematics 2.7
Key Tasks
- ▸ Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
- ▸ Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
- ▸ Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- ▸ Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
- ▸ Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- ▸ Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
- ▸ Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
- ▸ Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
- ▸ Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
- ▸ Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$40,140
25th Percentile
$47,960
Median
$58,640
75th Percentile
$69,120
90th Percentile
$79,380
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $70,100 | +20% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $64,760 | +10% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $64,170 | +9% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $63,570 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $63,030 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Nevada | $62,290 | +6% above national |
| 7 | New York | $62,050 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $61,990 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $61,980 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $61,500 | +5% above national |
| 11 | North Dakota | $60,910 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $60,830 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Utah | $60,620 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $60,490 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $60,320 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Wyoming | $60,310 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Indiana | $60,290 | +3% above national |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $60,280 | +3% above national |
| 19 | California | $60,230 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $60,190 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Hawaii | $59,820 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Ohio | $59,800 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Maryland | $59,360 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Kansas | $58,920 | same as national |
| 25 | Montana | $58,870 | same as national |
| 26 | Idaho | $58,770 | same as national |
| 27 | South Dakota | $58,690 | same as national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $58,620 | same as national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $58,610 | same as national |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $58,580 | same as national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $58,390 | same as national |
| 32 | Arizona | $58,080 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $58,070 | 1% below national |
| 34 | Delaware | $57,590 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $57,180 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Maine | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $56,860 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $56,340 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $56,290 | 4% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $54,550 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $54,410 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $52,120 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Mississippi | $51,820 | 12% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $51,550 | 12% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $51,530 | 12% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $51,130 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Florida | $50,640 | 14% below national |
| 49 | New Mexico | $50,500 | 14% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $49,480 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $49,320 | 16% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $43,270 | 26% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $38,760 | 34% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $25,510 | 56% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln, NE | $81,790 | +39% above national |
| 2 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $79,070 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $76,560 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $72,090 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $71,240 | +21% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $70,730 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Morristown, TN | $67,330 | +15% above national |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $66,450 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | $66,190 | +13% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,040 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $64,410 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,200 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $64,010 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $63,900 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Boulder, CO | $63,810 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $63,800 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Reno, NV | $63,790 | +9% above national |
| 18 | Cheyenne, WY | $63,540 | +8% above national |
| 19 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $63,420 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $63,070 | +8% above national |
| 21 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $63,040 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $62,980 | +7% above national |
| 23 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $62,930 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Bozeman, MT | $62,780 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,760 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Barnstable Town, MA | $62,740 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $62,710 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,620 | +7% above national |
| 29 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $62,540 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $62,520 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,460 | +7% above national |
| 32 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,310 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,300 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,240 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Rochester, MN | $62,180 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Bismarck, ND | $62,000 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,980 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Iowa City, IA | $61,960 | +6% above national |
| 40 | St. Cloud, MN | $61,960 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Dothan, AL | $61,900 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Bellingham, WA | $61,890 | +6% above national |
| 43 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,770 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Columbus, OH | $61,720 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Kenosha, WI | $61,610 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Worcester, MA | $61,610 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $61,580 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Vallejo, CA | $61,540 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,520 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Springfield, MA | $61,420 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Syracuse, NY | $61,330 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $61,260 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Bend, OR | $61,220 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $61,200 | +4% above national |
| 55 | New Haven, CT | $61,040 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Minot, ND | $61,030 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $60,980 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,970 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Napa, CA | $60,860 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Billings, MT | $60,850 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,820 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Grand Island, NE | $60,810 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,810 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,720 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,720 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,650 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $60,630 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $60,610 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $60,590 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,580 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Salem, OR | $60,580 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $60,530 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Carson City, NV | $60,480 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $60,480 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $60,470 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $60,470 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $60,460 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Toledo, OH | $60,410 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $60,380 | +3% above national |
| 80 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,380 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,370 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Vineland, NJ | $60,360 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,340 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Boise City, ID | $60,330 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $60,320 | +3% above national |
| 86 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $60,300 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Walla Walla, WA | $60,300 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $60,240 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Akron, OH | $60,210 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Albany, OR | $60,180 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,170 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $60,090 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Mankato, MN | $60,070 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $60,040 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Ogden, UT | $59,940 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,920 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,900 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Rockford, IL | $59,900 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,890 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,880 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Kingston, NY | $59,830 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,820 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $59,820 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Green Bay, WI | $59,810 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,800 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,790 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $59,790 | +2% above national |
| 108 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $59,780 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,770 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,750 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Madison, WI | $59,700 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Corvallis, OR | $59,610 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,580 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,530 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,500 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,490 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $59,490 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $59,460 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $59,460 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Greeley, CO | $59,450 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,450 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $59,440 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Decatur, AL | $59,390 | +1% above national |
| 124 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $59,380 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $59,370 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $59,360 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Pittsfield, MA | $59,330 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $59,330 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $59,280 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,230 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,210 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $59,190 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $59,130 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,120 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $59,120 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Rapid City, SD | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,100 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Decatur, IL | $59,100 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Knoxville, TN | $59,100 | +1% above national |
| 140 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $59,080 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,050 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Lawrence, KS | $59,050 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,040 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,010 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $59,000 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Grants Pass, OR | $58,980 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Cleveland, OH | $58,970 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Savannah, GA | $58,930 | same as national |
| 149 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,930 | same as national |
| 150 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,930 | same as national |
| 151 | Rochester, NY | $58,920 | same as national |
| 152 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,920 | same as national |
| 153 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,920 | same as national |
| 154 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,900 | same as national |
| 155 | Fargo, ND-MN | $58,900 | same as national |
| 156 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $58,900 | same as national |
| 157 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $58,900 | same as national |
| 158 | Topeka, KS | $58,870 | same as national |
| 159 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $58,830 | same as national |
| 160 | Muncie, IN | $58,810 | same as national |
| 161 | St. George, UT | $58,810 | same as national |
| 162 | Springfield, OH | $58,810 | same as national |
| 163 | Tulsa, OK | $58,790 | same as national |
| 164 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,780 | same as national |
| 165 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $58,770 | same as national |
| 166 | Appleton, WI | $58,730 | same as national |
| 167 | Binghamton, NY | $58,730 | same as national |
| 168 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $58,730 | same as national |
| 169 | Casper, WY | $58,710 | same as national |
| 170 | Bloomington, IN | $58,700 | same as national |
| 171 | Harrisonburg, VA | $58,660 | same as national |
| 172 | Sandusky, OH | $58,610 | same as national |
| 173 | Eagle Pass, TX | $58,600 | same as national |
| 174 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,590 | same as national |
| 175 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $58,560 | same as national |
| 176 | Wausau, WI | $58,520 | same as national |
| 177 | Missoula, MT | $58,500 | same as national |
| 178 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,480 | same as national |
| 179 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,480 | same as national |
| 180 | Reading, PA | $58,480 | same as national |
| 181 | Dubuque, IA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 182 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $58,390 | same as national |
| 183 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $58,380 | same as national |
| 184 | Kokomo, IN | $58,370 | same as national |
| 185 | Odessa, TX | $58,370 | same as national |
| 186 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $58,360 | same as national |
| 187 | Lancaster, PA | $58,350 | same as national |
| 188 | Modesto, CA | $58,330 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $58,300 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $58,280 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,270 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 193 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Yuba City, CA | $58,230 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Medford, OR | $58,220 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $58,210 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Midland, TX | $58,200 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $58,200 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Richmond, VA | $58,190 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,180 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Lima, OH | $58,140 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $58,100 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Jackson, MS | $58,100 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,100 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $58,070 | 1% below national |
| 206 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $58,060 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Omaha, NE-IA | $58,010 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $57,980 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Wichita, KS | $57,930 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,900 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Pittsburgh, PA | $57,880 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Glens Falls, NY | $57,870 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $57,870 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,820 | 1% below national |
| 215 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,760 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,760 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Fond du Lac, WI | $57,730 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Traverse City, MI | $57,700 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $57,690 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Utica-Rome, NY | $57,650 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $57,590 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $57,580 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $57,580 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Chico, CA | $57,480 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $57,460 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Winchester, VA-WV | $57,460 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Logan, UT-ID | $57,450 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $57,440 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Columbus, IN | $57,350 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Redding, CA | $57,350 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Twin Falls, ID | $57,330 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Bay City, MI | $57,320 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Mansfield, OH | $57,280 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,280 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,270 | 2% below national |
| 236 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,260 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Lebanon, PA | $57,250 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Eau Claire, WI | $57,220 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Yakima, WA | $57,210 | 2% below national |
| 240 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $57,200 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,190 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $57,110 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $57,090 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,090 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Elmira, NY | $57,080 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Albany, GA | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $57,040 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $56,950 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $56,840 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $56,840 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Sheboygan, WI | $56,820 | 3% below national |
| 255 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $56,820 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,820 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $56,810 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Helena, MT | $56,800 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Gainesville, GA | $56,770 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $56,730 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $56,710 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $56,710 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Huntsville, AL | $56,690 | 3% below national |
| 264 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $56,670 | 3% below national |
| 265 | Tucson, AZ | $56,640 | 3% below national |
| 266 | Grand Junction, CO | $56,600 | 3% below national |
| 267 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $56,540 | 4% below national |
| 268 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $56,470 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Roanoke, VA | $56,430 | 4% below national |
| 270 | Pocatello, ID | $56,370 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,370 | 4% below national |
| 272 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $56,330 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $56,330 | 4% below national |
| 274 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $56,310 | 4% below national |
| 275 | Burlington, NC | $56,290 | 4% below national |
| 276 | Williamsport, PA | $56,290 | 4% below national |
| 277 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $56,270 | 4% below national |
| 278 | Bangor, ME | $56,250 | 4% below national |
| 279 | Lexington Park, MD | $56,250 | 4% below national |
| 280 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,220 | 4% below national |
| 281 | Battle Creek, MI | $56,160 | 4% below national |
| 282 | Ithaca, NY | $56,130 | 4% below national |
| 283 | State College, PA | $56,130 | 4% below national |
| 284 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $56,120 | 4% below national |
| 285 | Jackson, MI | $56,080 | 4% below national |
| 286 | Springfield, MO | $56,070 | 4% below national |
| 287 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $56,050 | 4% below national |
| 288 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,000 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Chambersburg, PA | $55,960 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $55,960 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $55,910 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $55,880 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Albuquerque, NM | $55,840 | 5% below national |
| 294 | Flagstaff, AZ | $55,750 | 5% below national |
| 295 | Fresno, CA | $55,740 | 5% below national |
| 296 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $55,700 | 5% below national |
| 297 | Jacksonville, FL | $55,630 | 5% below national |
| 298 | Merced, CA | $55,630 | 5% below national |
| 299 | Evansville, IN | $55,570 | 5% below national |
| 300 | Florence, SC | $55,550 | 5% below national |
| 301 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $55,450 | 5% below national |
| 302 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $55,270 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $55,260 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Jackson, TN | $55,160 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $55,150 | 6% below national |
| 306 | El Centro, CA | $55,140 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Pueblo, CO | $55,070 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $55,070 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Lynchburg, VA | $55,020 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $54,980 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Charlottesville, VA | $54,970 | 6% below national |
| 312 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $54,900 | 6% below national |
| 313 | Montgomery, AL | $54,860 | 6% below national |
| 314 | Baton Rouge, LA | $54,840 | 6% below national |
| 315 | Gettysburg, PA | $54,820 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Erie, PA | $54,770 | 7% below national |
| 317 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $54,750 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Abilene, TX | $54,720 | 7% below national |
| 319 | Oklahoma City, OK | $54,720 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $54,720 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $54,700 | 7% below national |
| 322 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,630 | 7% below national |
| 323 | Bloomington, IL | $54,610 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Ames, IA | $54,510 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Monroe, MI | $54,510 | 7% below national |
| 326 | Birmingham, AL | $54,460 | 7% below national |
| 327 | Great Falls, MT | $54,460 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Gadsden, AL | $54,410 | 7% below national |
| 329 | Salisbury, MD | $54,360 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Amarillo, TX | $54,290 | 7% below national |
| 331 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $54,190 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Dover, DE | $54,150 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $54,090 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $54,090 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 8% below national |
| 336 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $53,980 | 8% below national |
| 338 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $53,940 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Dalton, GA | $53,760 | 8% below national |
| 340 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $53,650 | 9% below national |
| 341 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,610 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Bowling Green, KY | $53,450 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Salinas, CA | $53,390 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $53,280 | 9% below national |
| 345 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $53,140 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,080 | 9% below national |
| 347 | Terre Haute, IN | $53,030 | 10% below national |
| 348 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,950 | 10% below national |
| 349 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $52,940 | 10% below national |
| 350 | Columbia, MO | $52,820 | 10% below national |
| 351 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $52,530 | 10% below national |
| 352 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,230 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $52,110 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Altoona, PA | $52,010 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 11% below national |
| 356 | Longview, TX | $51,990 | 11% below national |
| 357 | Asheville, NC | $51,750 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Manhattan, KS | $51,750 | 12% below national |
| 359 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $51,670 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,580 | 12% below national |
| 361 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $51,540 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $51,540 | 12% below national |
| 363 | Visalia, CA | $51,530 | 12% below national |
| 364 | Ocala, FL | $51,490 | 12% below national |
| 365 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $51,470 | 12% below national |
| 366 | Beckley, WV | $51,340 | 12% below national |
| 367 | Winston-Salem, NC | $51,320 | 12% below national |
| 368 | Tyler, TX | $51,290 | 13% below national |
| 369 | Columbia, SC | $51,280 | 13% below national |
| 370 | Victoria, TX | $51,150 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Santa Fe, NM | $51,120 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,090 | 13% below national |
| 373 | Farmington, NM | $51,070 | 13% below national |
| 374 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,070 | 13% below national |
| 375 | Mobile, AL | $51,010 | 13% below national |
| 376 | Warner Robins, GA | $50,990 | 13% below national |
| 377 | Rome, GA | $50,960 | 13% below national |
| 378 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,960 | 13% below national |
| 379 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,950 | 13% below national |
| 380 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $50,890 | 13% below national |
| 381 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,840 | 13% below national |
| 382 | Spartanburg, SC | $50,700 | 14% below national |
| 383 | Elizabethtown, KY | $50,680 | 14% below national |
| 384 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,670 | 14% below national |
| 385 | Owensboro, KY | $50,600 | 14% below national |
| 386 | Wichita Falls, TX | $50,600 | 14% below national |
| 387 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,560 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $50,550 | 14% below national |
| 389 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,550 | 14% below national |
| 390 | Paducah, KY-IL | $50,520 | 14% below national |
| 391 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $50,500 | 14% below national |
| 392 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,460 | 14% below national |
| 393 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $50,450 | 14% below national |
| 394 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $50,440 | 14% below national |
| 395 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,390 | 14% below national |
| 396 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,380 | 14% below national |
| 397 | Springfield, IL | $50,350 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,280 | 14% below national |
| 399 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $50,250 | 14% below national |
| 400 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $50,250 | 14% below national |
| 401 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $50,200 | 14% below national |
| 402 | Flint, MI | $50,200 | 14% below national |
| 403 | Saginaw, MI | $50,200 | 14% below national |
| 404 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,190 | 14% below national |
| 405 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $50,190 | 14% below national |
| 406 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $50,050 | 15% below national |
| 407 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $50,020 | 15% below national |
| 408 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $49,980 | 15% below national |
| 409 | Fayetteville, NC | $49,980 | 15% below national |
| 410 | Johnstown, PA | $49,980 | 15% below national |
| 411 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,970 | 15% below national |
| 412 | Lake Charles, LA | $49,960 | 15% below national |
| 413 | Enid, OK | $49,780 | 15% below national |
| 414 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,650 | 15% below national |
| 415 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,630 | 15% below national |
| 416 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,630 | 15% below national |
| 417 | Peoria, IL | $49,610 | 15% below national |
| 418 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,610 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,610 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Charleston, WV | $49,580 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $49,570 | 15% below national |
| 422 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,540 | 16% below national |
| 423 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,540 | 16% below national |
| 424 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,520 | 16% below national |
| 425 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 16% below national |
| 426 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,460 | 16% below national |
| 427 | Lafayette, LA | $49,450 | 16% below national |
| 428 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,410 | 16% below national |
| 429 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $49,400 | 16% below national |
| 430 | Midland, MI | $49,380 | 16% below national |
| 431 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,370 | 16% below national |
| 432 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $49,360 | 16% below national |
| 433 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,330 | 16% below national |
| 434 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $49,300 | 16% below national |
| 435 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,290 | 16% below national |
| 436 | El Paso, TX | $49,270 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Cleveland, TN | $49,250 | 16% below national |
| 438 | Hinesville, GA | $49,220 | 16% below national |
| 439 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $49,210 | 16% below national |
| 440 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | 16% below national |
| 441 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,140 | 16% below national |
| 442 | Lubbock, TX | $49,080 | 16% below national |
| 443 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,080 | 16% below national |
| 444 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $49,050 | 16% below national |
| 445 | Laredo, TX | $49,010 | 16% below national |
| 446 | Corpus Christi, TX | $49,000 | 16% below national |
| 447 | Greenville, NC | $48,980 | 16% below national |
| 448 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,950 | 17% below national |
| 449 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,940 | 17% below national |
| 450 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,940 | 17% below national |
| 451 | Gainesville, FL | $48,930 | 17% below national |
| 452 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,910 | 17% below national |
| 453 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,890 | 17% below national |
| 454 | Jefferson City, MO | $48,860 | 17% below national |
| 455 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $48,860 | 17% below national |
| 456 | Wilmington, NC | $48,850 | 17% below national |
| 457 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,790 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Niles, MI | $48,780 | 17% below national |
| 459 | Waco, TX | $48,780 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Hammond, LA | $48,650 | 17% below national |
| 461 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $48,650 | 17% below national |
| 462 | Yuma, AZ | $48,630 | 17% below national |
| 463 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,590 | 17% below national |
| 464 | Morgantown, WV | $48,560 | 17% below national |
| 465 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,550 | 17% below national |
| 466 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,490 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,480 | 17% below national |
| 468 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,470 | 17% below national |
| 469 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $48,460 | 17% below national |
| 470 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,460 | 17% below national |
| 471 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,430 | 17% below national |
| 472 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,410 | 17% below national |
| 473 | Las Cruces, NM | $48,400 | 17% below national |
| 474 | San Angelo, TX | $48,230 | 18% below national |
| 475 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,210 | 18% below national |
| 476 | Hattiesburg, MS | $48,200 | 18% below national |
| 477 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $48,140 | 18% below national |
| 478 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $48,110 | 18% below national |
| 479 | Rocky Mount, NC | $48,090 | 18% below national |
| 480 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,090 | 18% below national |
| 481 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $48,060 | 18% below national |
| 482 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,030 | 18% below national |
| 483 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,950 | 18% below national |
| 484 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,940 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $47,920 | 18% below national |
| 486 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | 18% below national |
| 487 | Valdosta, GA | $47,880 | 18% below national |
| 488 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,810 | 18% below national |
| 489 | Johnson City, TN | $47,670 | 19% below national |
| 490 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,670 | 19% below national |
| 491 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,660 | 19% below national |
| 492 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $47,610 | 19% below national |
| 493 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $47,580 | 19% below national |
| 494 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,580 | 19% below national |
| 495 | Columbus, GA-AL | $47,570 | 19% below national |
| 496 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $47,560 | 19% below national |
| 497 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,510 | 19% below national |
| 498 | Joplin, MO-KS | $47,430 | 19% below national |
| 499 | Alexandria, LA | $47,370 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Monroe, LA | $47,300 | 19% below national |
| 501 | Lawton, OK | $47,280 | 19% below national |
| 502 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,180 | 20% below national |
| 503 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,160 | 20% below national |
| 504 | Goldsboro, NC | $47,140 | 20% below national |
| 505 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $47,050 | 20% below national |
| 506 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $47,040 | 20% below national |
| 507 | Punta Gorda, FL | $46,780 | 20% below national |
| 508 | Kankakee, IL | $46,750 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,510 | 21% below national |
| 510 | Sumter, SC | $46,500 | 21% below national |
| 511 | Tallahassee, FL | $46,470 | 21% below national |
| 512 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,430 | 21% below national |
| 513 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,360 | 21% below national |
| 514 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $46,250 | 21% below national |
| 515 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $45,990 | 22% below national |
| 516 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,900 | 22% below national |
| 517 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $45,750 | 22% below national |
| 518 | Jacksonville, NC | $45,640 | 22% below national |
| 519 | Sebring, FL | $44,930 | 23% below national |
| 520 | Hot Springs, AR | $44,590 | 24% below national |
| 521 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $43,540 | 26% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $26,170 | 55% below national |
| 523 | Mayaguez, PR | $25,270 | 57% below national |
| 524 | Guayama, PR | $24,960 | 57% below national |
| 525 | Arecibo, PR | $23,840 | 59% below national |
| 526 | Ponce, PR | $23,490 | 60% below national |
| 527 | Aguadilla, PR | $23,390 | 60% below national |
| 528 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $23,310 | 60% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is $58,640 ($28.19/hour). The salary range spans from $40,140 at the 10th percentile to $79,380 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers the most? ▼
Alaska pays the highest median salary for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers at $70,100/year, which is +20% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is Postsecondary nondegree award. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers? ▼
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 25 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 5 per 100 workers.
Is Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers a good career? ▼
Employment for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is projected to grow 4% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 237,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay vary by state? ▼
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Alaska at $70,100/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $49,480/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is Lincoln, NE at $81,790/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $69,120/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Alaska leads at $70,100/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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