Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Boulder, CO

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Boulder, CO: $58,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,150 – $72,300 · about 490 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$7,350 (+14%).

What it's really worth in Boulder

With Boulder's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $58,680 has the buying power of about $58,322 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,770 · median home $727,954 · median rent $2,257/mo.

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How Boulder ranks for this job

On raw pay, Boulder, CO is 24th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Boulder's cost of living is applied, it ranks 35th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Boulder sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Boulder

A median home in Boulder, CO costs $727,954 — about 12.4× 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 $2,257/mo works out at 46% 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 Boulder.

Metro	Median pay	vs Boulder	Rent vs Boulder
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+53%	0.6×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+8%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+7%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+7%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Boulder	Rent vs Boulder
Denver, CO	$59,740	+2%	0.8×
Fort Collins, CO	$56,100	−4%	0.9×
Greeley, CO	$56,030	−5%	0.8×
Colorado Springs, CO	$54,130	−8%	0.8×

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

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