Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Charleston, SC

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Charleston, SC: $57,890/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,930 – $79,720 · about 6,380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$6,560 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Charleston

With Charleston's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $57,890 has the buying power of about $57,261 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $77,460 · median home $435,877 · median rent $2,024/mo.

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How Charleston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Charleston, SC is 32nd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Charleston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 47th.

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

What that salary buys in Charleston

A median home in Charleston, SC costs $435,877 — about 7.5× 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 $2,024/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 Charleston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Charleston	Rent vs Charleston
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+55%	0.7×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+10%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+8%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+8%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in SC

Metro	Median pay	vs Charleston	Rent vs Charleston
Spartanburg, SC	$49,920	−14%	0.7×
Columbia, SC	$49,300	−15%	0.8×
Greenville, SC	$49,190	−15%	0.8×
Myrtle Beach, SC	$44,540	−23%	0.9×

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

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