Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Clarksville, TN
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Clarksville, TN: $46,990/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,620 – $61,320 · about 1,050 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$4,340 (-8%).
What it's really worth in Clarksville
With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $46,990 has the buying power of about $51,269 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.
How Clarksville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 164th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 143rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Clarksville 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 Clarksville
A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 6.2× 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 $1,342/mo works out at 34% 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 Clarksville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Clarksville | Rent vs Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +91% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +35% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +34% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +33% | 2.7× |
Same job elsewhere in TN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Clarksville | Rent vs Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | $58,050 | +24% | 1.1× |
| Nashville, TN | $54,650 | +16% | 1.3× |
| Chattanooga, TN | $49,900 | +6% | 1.1× |
| Knoxville, TN | $49,900 | +6% | 1.3× |
Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.