Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Green Bay, WI
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Green Bay, WI: $57,940/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,780 – $74,870 · about 4,400 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$6,610 (+13%).
What it's really worth in Green Bay
With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $57,940 has the buying power of about $62,845 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.
How Green Bay ranks for this job
On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 31st of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 8th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Green Bay 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 Green Bay
A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 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 $1,179/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 Green Bay.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +55% | 1.1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +10% | 1.9× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +8% | 2.8× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +8% | 3.1× |
Same job elsewhere in WI
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $56,270 | −3% | 1.3× |
| Appleton, WI | $55,140 | −5% | 1× |
| Madison, WI | $54,080 | −7% | 1.4× |
Staying in WI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Green Bay
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- PCMC · Manufacturing
- Schreiber Foods · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Green Bay
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.