Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Fargo, ND
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Fargo, ND: $57,810/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,960 – $76,040 · about 3,410 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$6,480 (+13%).
What it's really worth in Fargo
With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $57,810 has the buying power of about $64,857 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.
How Fargo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 33rd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 3rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo 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 Fargo
A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — about 5.7× 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 $1,156/mo works out at 24% 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 Fargo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fargo | Rent vs Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +55% | 1.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +10% | 1.9× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +9% | 2.8× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +8% | 3.1× |
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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.