Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Evansville, IN
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Evansville, IN: $49,850/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,230 – $70,770 · about 2,170 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$1,480 (-3%).
What it's really worth in Evansville
With Evansville's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $49,850 has the buying power of about $55,390 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,084 · median home $226,753 · median rent $1,087/mo.
How Evansville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Evansville, IN is 116th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Evansville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 76th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Evansville 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 Evansville
A median home in Evansville, IN costs $226,753 — about 4.5× 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 $1,087/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
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 Evansville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +80% | 1.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +27% | 2.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +26% | 3× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +25% | 3.3× |
Same job elsewhere in IN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | $58,480 | +17% | 1.4× |
| South Bend, IN | $57,720 | +16% | 1.2× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $56,160 | +13% | 1.2× |
Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Evansville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Berry Global · Manufacturing
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana · Manufacturing
- CenterPoint Energy · Energy
Other jobs in Evansville
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.