Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in San Francisco, CA
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Francisco, CA: $62,750/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,980 – $95,150 · about 16,800 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$11,420 (+22%).
What it's really worth in San Francisco
With San Francisco's cost of living at 118 (US=100), that $62,750 has the buying power of about $53,381 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $129,315 · median home $1,149,215 · median rent $3,258/mo.
How San Francisco ranks for this job
On raw pay, San Francisco, CA is 3rd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once San Francisco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 118th.
The headline number flatters San Francisco. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in San Francisco
A median home in San Francisco, CA costs $1,149,215 — about 18.3× 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 $3,258/mo works out at 62% 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 San Francisco.
| Metro | Median pay | vs San Francisco | Rent vs San Francisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +43% | 0.4× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +1% | 0.7× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +0% | 1.1× |
| Anchorage, AK | $62,360 | −1% | 0.5× |
Same job elsewhere in CA
| Metro | Median pay | vs San Francisco | Rent vs San Francisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +0% | 1.1× |
| Stockton, CA | $59,060 | −6% | 0.7× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $58,980 | −6% | 0.8× |
| Sacramento, CA | $58,700 | −6% | 0.7× |
Staying in CA 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.