Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Greeley, CO
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Greeley, CO: $56,030/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,750 – $73,910 · about 2,830 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$4,700 (+9%).
What it's really worth in Greeley
With Greeley's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $56,030 has the buying power of about $57,976 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $89,182 · median home $497,279 · median rent $1,728/mo.
How Greeley ranks for this job
On raw pay, Greeley, CO is 55th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Greeley's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Greeley 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 Greeley
A median home in Greeley, CO costs $497,279 — about 8.9× 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 $1,728/mo works out at 37% 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 Greeley.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greeley | Rent vs Greeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +60% | 0.8× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +13% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +12% | 1.9× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +12% | 2.1× |
Same job elsewhere in CO
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greeley | Rent vs Greeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | $59,740 | +7% | 1.1× |
| Boulder, CO | $58,680 | +5% | 1.3× |
| Fort Collins, CO | $56,100 | +0% | 1.1× |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $54,130 | −3% | 1× |
Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Greeley
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- JBS Swift and Company · Manufacturing
- Leprino Foods · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Greeley
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.