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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area earn a median of $51,320 a year, an average of $55,290. About 3,480 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
$51,320
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$55,290
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$38,300
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$75,850
Top of the range
People employed
3,480
In Winston-Salem metro area
Rent share of median wage
24.2%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Winston-Salem

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

Median gross rent
$1,033
per month, in Winston-Salem, NC
Income needed for median rent
$41,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers wage
$51,320
24.3% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
24.2%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$57,673
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 Winston-Salem area. Read the Winston-Salem, 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

Chesapeake, VA
-1.7%
Median $50,460
Mean $53,660
Employed 7,460
Laredo, TX
-4.5%
Median $49,010
Mean $53,470
Employed 5,460
St. Petersburg, FL
-1.5%
Median $50,560
Mean $54,470
Employed 15,840
Lubbock, TX
-4.4%
Median $49,080
Mean $54,630
Employed 2,200
Boise City, ID
+17.6%
Median $60,330
Mean $62,040
Employed 6,380
Fort Wayne, IN
+15.1%
Median $59,050
Mean $58,880
Employed 4,210
Arlington, VA
+16.6%
Median $59,820
Mean $62,330
Employed 20,430
Norfolk, VA
-1.7%
Median $50,460
Mean $53,660
Employed 7,460

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

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Gross annual income $51,320 / 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.