Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Baltimore, MD: $55,300/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,730 – $75,310 · about 12,690 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$3,970 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $55,300 has the buying power of about $53,594 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

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How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 65th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 113th.

The headline number flatters Baltimore. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 7.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 42% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+62%	0.7×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+15%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+13%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+13%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Hagerstown, MD	$50,410	−9%	0.8×
Salisbury, MD	$49,030	−11%	1×

Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Baltimore

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Under Armour · Retail
• McCormick & Company · Manufacturing

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