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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Raleigh, NC

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area earn a median of $52,110 a year, an average of $55,110. About 7,210 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$52,110
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$55,110
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$40,030
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$73,810
Top of the range
People employed
7,210
In Raleigh metro area
Rent share of median wage
33.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Raleigh

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,468
per month, in Raleigh, NC
Income needed for median rent
$58,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers wage
$52,110
11.2% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
33.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$82,424
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Raleigh area. Read the Raleigh, NC cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Long Beach, CA
+15.8%
Median $60,340
Mean $61,230
Employed 61,270
Colorado Springs, CO
+14.7%
Median $59,790
Mean $60,110
Employed 1,860
Virginia Beach, VA
-3.2%
Median $50,460
Mean $53,660
Employed 7,460
Omaha, NE
+11.3%
Median $58,010
Mean $58,710
Employed 10,210
Miami, FL
-1.0%
Median $51,580
Mean $56,080
Employed 29,060
Atlanta, GA
+13.4%
Median $59,100
Mean $59,400
Employed 41,830
Oakland, CA
+27.5%
Median $66,450
Mean $69,260
Employed 16,450
Mesa, AZ
+14.7%
Median $59,770
Mean $59,790
Employed 30,480

See heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $52,110 / year
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State income tax North Carolina (NC)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.