Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in El Paso, TX
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in El Paso, TX: $43,000/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $21,160 – $67,850 · about 7,360 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$8,330 (-16%).
What it's really worth in El Paso
With El Paso's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $43,000 has the buying power of about $47,365 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $55,344 · median home $232,910 · median rent $1,520/mo.
How El Paso ranks for this job
On raw pay, El Paso, TX is 185th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once El Paso's cost of living is applied, it ranks 173rd.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so El Paso sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in El Paso
A median home in El Paso, TX costs $232,910 — about 5.4× 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 $1,520/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 El Paso.
| Metro | Median pay | vs El Paso | Rent vs El Paso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +109% | 0.9× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +48% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +46% | 2.1× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +45% | 2.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs El Paso | Rent vs El Paso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | $56,420 | +31% | 1.1× |
| Austin, TX | $51,660 | +20% | 1.1× |
| Houston, TX | $50,830 | +18% | 1.1× |
| Amarillo, TX | $49,470 | +15% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around El Paso
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Helen of Troy · Manufacturing
Other jobs in El Paso
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.