Best Cities for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driverss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where heavy and tractor-trailer truck driverss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	AlaskaState	1.15	$70,100	$67,210	23%
2	IndianaState	1.14	$60,290	$66,619	21%
3	OhioState	1.13	$59,800	$66,150	21%
4	Columbus, OHMetro	1.13	$61,720	$66,011	25%
5	KansasState	1.12	$58,920	$65,467	21%
6	North DakotaState	1.12	$60,910	$65,778	19%
7	IowaState	1.11	$58,070	$65,101	20%
8	WyomingState	1.11	$60,310	$64,849	20%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.11	$59,120	$64,825	25%
10	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$60,170	$64,838	26%
11	South DakotaState	1.10	$58,690	$64,637	20%
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$64,200	$64,523	28%
13	KentuckyState	1.09	$56,340	$63,661	20%
14	NebraskaState	1.09	$58,390	$63,814	21%
15	TennesseeState	1.09	$58,620	$64,066	26%
16	MinnesotaState	1.08	$61,990	$63,255	25%
17	WisconsinState	1.08	$58,610	$63,499	22%
18	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.07	$60,630	$63,025	31%
19	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.07	$57,880	$62,573	24%
20	IllinoisState	1.06	$60,320	$61,930	26%
21	MichiganState	1.06	$57,180	$61,950	23%
22	NevadaState	1.06	$62,290	$62,166	28%
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$71,240	$62,327	37%
24	MissouriState	1.05	$54,550	$61,569	23%
25	OklahomaState	1.05	$54,410	$61,480	21%
26	GeorgiaState	1.04	$57,050	$61,081	30%
27	IdahoState	1.04	$58,770	$60,902	24%
28	MississippiState	1.04	$51,820	$61,108	21%
29	MontanaState	1.04	$58,870	$61,068	23%
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$59,100	$61,054	33%
31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.04	$59,530	$61,245	32%
32	OregonState	1.03	$61,980	$60,175	31%
33	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$58,580	$60,392	27%
34	UtahState	1.03	$60,620	$60,499	30%
35	WashingtonState	1.03	$64,760	$60,354	35%
36	AlabamaState	1.02	$52,120	$59,839	22%
37	ArkansasState	1.02	$51,550	$59,733	20%
38	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$60,190	$59,891	30%
39	VermontState	1.01	$60,830	$59,346	28%
40	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.01	$63,800	$59,184	34%
41	ColoradoState	1.00	$61,500	$58,349	36%
42	New JerseyState	1.00	$63,570	$58,428	34%
43	TexasState	1.00	$56,290	$58,881	30%
44	West VirginiaState	1.00	$49,480	$58,765	20%
45	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$56,120	$58,580	32%
46	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$70,730	$58,844	53%
47	MassachusettsState	0.99	$63,030	$58,092	43%
48	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$53,650	$58,315	29%
49	ArizonaState	0.98	$58,080	$57,562	31%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$59,370	$57,362	32%
51	DelawareState	0.97	$57,590	$57,020	28%
52	MaineState	0.97	$57,050	$57,164	27%
53	New HampshireState	0.97	$60,280	$56,868	32%
54	ConnecticutState	0.96	$60,490	$56,217	31%
55	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$64,170	$56,142	39%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$59,460	$56,200	34%
57	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.96	$64,010	$56,396	48%
58	South CarolinaState	0.95	$51,130	$55,576	29%
59	New MexicoState	0.94	$50,500	$54,891	25%
60	New YorkState	0.94	$62,050	$55,156	36%
61	VirginiaState	0.94	$56,860	$54,937	33%
62	CaliforniaState	0.93	$60,230	$54,408	45%
63	HawaiiState	0.93	$59,820	$54,382	48%
64	LouisianaState	0.93	$49,320	$54,739	25%
65	MarylandState	0.93	$59,360	$54,359	34%
66	North CarolinaState	0.93	$51,530	$54,587	30%
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$59,820	$53,032	40%
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$60,340	$51,794	45%
69	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$50,560	$51,330	41%
70	FloridaState	0.85	$50,640	$49,892	41%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$51,580	$47,539	47%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).