Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Fayetteville, NC
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Fayetteville, NC: $46,320/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,600 – $61,670 · about 1,550 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$5,010 (-10%).
What it's really worth in Fayetteville
With Fayetteville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $46,320 has the buying power of about $50,428 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $57,488 · median home $259,183 · median rent $1,481/mo.
How Fayetteville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fayetteville, NC is 175th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Fayetteville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 154th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville
A median home in Fayetteville, NC costs $259,183 — about 5.6× 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 $1,481/mo works out at 38% 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 Fayetteville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +94% | 0.9× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +37% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +35% | 2.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +35% | 2.4× |
Same job elsewhere in NC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | $52,090 | +12% | 1.2× |
| Durham, NC | $51,220 | +11% | 1.1× |
| Hickory, NC | $50,600 | +9% | 1× |
| Greensboro, NC | $49,720 | +7% | 1× |
Staying in NC 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.