Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the US earns $58,640 per year (2,062,040 employed). Gross pay is highest in Alaska ($70,100) and lowest in Louisiana ($49,320) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alaska	$70,100	$58,145	$4,845	82.9%	3,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	$64,760	$54,215	$4,518	83.7%	40,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington DC	$64,170	$51,016	$4,251	79.5%	830
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Jersey	$63,570	$51,293	$4,274	80.7%	47,980
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Massachusetts	$63,030	$49,893	$4,158	79.2%	30,890
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Nevada	$62,290	$52,230	$4,353	83.8%	15,010
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York	$62,050	$49,284	$4,107	79.4%	63,700
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Minnesota	$61,990	$49,297	$4,108	79.5%	38,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oregon	$61,980	$47,387	$3,949	76.5%	23,970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Colorado	$61,500	$49,598	$4,133	80.6%	25,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Dakota	$60,910	$51,121	$4,260	83.9%	11,870
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Vermont	$60,830	$49,453	$4,121	81.3%	3,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Utah	$60,620	$48,160	$4,013	79.4%	25,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut	$60,490	$48,987	$4,082	81%	15,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Illinois	$60,320	$47,806	$3,984	79.3%	84,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Wyoming	$60,310	$50,639	$4,220	84%	6,050
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Indiana	$60,290	$48,874	$4,073	81.1%	59,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Hampshire	$60,280	$50,615	$4,218	84%	6,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in California	$60,230	$48,912	$4,076	81.2%	205,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Rhode Island	$60,190	$48,902	$4,075	81.2%	3,620
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Hawaii	$59,820	$47,229	$3,936	79%	4,070
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	$59,800	$49,367	$4,114	82.6%	83,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland	$59,360	$47,420	$3,952	79.9%	29,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kansas	$58,920	$47,034	$3,920	79.8%	24,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Montana	$58,870	$47,472	$3,956	80.6%	7,830
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Idaho	$58,770	$47,395	$3,950	80.6%	15,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in South Dakota	$58,690	$49,337	$4,111	84.1%	6,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Tennessee	$58,620	$49,281	$4,107	84.1%	64,890
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Wisconsin	$58,610	$47,475	$3,956	81%	53,330
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Pennsylvania	$58,580	$47,451	$3,954	81%	87,550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Nebraska	$58,390	$47,319	$3,943	81%	23,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arizona	$58,080	$47,604	$3,967	82%	40,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa	$58,070	$47,284	$3,940	81.4%	35,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Delaware	$57,590	$45,934	$3,828	79.8%	9,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Michigan	$57,180	$45,945	$3,829	80.4%	60,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia	$57,050	$45,682	$3,807	80.1%	74,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maine	$57,050	$45,350	$3,779	79.5%	9,980
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Virginia	$56,860	$45,412	$3,784	79.9%	48,750
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kentucky	$56,340	$45,595	$3,800	80.9%	31,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	$56,290	$47,409	$3,951	84.2%	209,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Missouri	$54,550	$44,384	$3,699	81.4%	47,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oklahoma	$54,410	$43,996	$3,666	80.9%	27,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama	$52,120	$41,717	$3,476	80%	36,650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Mississippi	$51,820	$42,477	$3,540	82%	24,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arkansas	$51,550	$41,803	$3,484	81.1%	32,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Carolina	$51,530	$42,037	$3,503	81.6%	62,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in South Carolina	$51,130	$41,352	$3,446	80.9%	34,170
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Florida	$50,640	$42,869	$3,572	84.7%	112,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico	$50,500	$41,549	$3,462	82.3%	11,820
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in West Virginia	$49,480	$40,440	$3,370	81.7%	12,190
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana	$49,320	$40,715	$3,393	82.6%	28,540

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