Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Laredo, TX
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Laredo, TX: $48,100/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,320 – $79,910 · about 5,240 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$3,230 (-6%).
What it's really worth in Laredo
With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $48,100 has the buying power of about $54,460 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.
How Laredo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 151st of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 95th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo 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 Laredo
A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — 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 $1,369/mo works out at 34% 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 Laredo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Laredo | Rent vs Laredo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +87% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +32% | 1.6× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +30% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +30% | 2.6× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Laredo | Rent vs Laredo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | $56,420 | +17% | 1.2× |
| Austin, TX | $51,660 | +7% | 1.2× |
| Houston, TX | $50,830 | +6% | 1.2× |
| Amarillo, TX | $49,470 | +3% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Laredo
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- H-E-B · Retail
Other jobs in Laredo
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.