Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Beaumont, TX

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Beaumont, TX: $49,020/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,220 – $70,270 · about 2,180 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$2,310 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Beaumont

With Beaumont's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $49,020 has the buying power of about $53,993 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,427 · median home $185,608 · median rent $1,332/mo.

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How Beaumont ranks for this job

On raw pay, Beaumont, TX is 137th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Beaumont's cost of living is applied, it ranks 107th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Beaumont is one of the places where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Beaumont

A median home in Beaumont, TX costs $185,608 — about 3.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,332/mo works out at 33% 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 Beaumont.

Metro	Median pay	vs Beaumont	Rent vs Beaumont
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+83%	1×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+29%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+28%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+28%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Beaumont	Rent vs Beaumont
Dallas, TX	$56,420	+15%	1.3×
Austin, TX	$51,660	+5%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$50,830	+4%	1.2×
Amarillo, TX	$49,470	+1%	1×

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

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