Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Santa Rosa, CA
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Rosa, CA: $58,980/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $42,680 – $76,920 · about 1,800 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$7,650 (+15%).
What it's really worth in Santa Rosa
With Santa Rosa's cost of living at 110 (US=100), that $58,980 has the buying power of about $53,495 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $99,266 · median home $796,761 · median rent $2,637/mo.
How Santa Rosa ranks for this job
On raw pay, Santa Rosa, CA is 20th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Santa Rosa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 116th.
The headline number flatters Santa Rosa. 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 Santa Rosa
A median home in Santa Rosa, CA costs $796,761 — about 13.5× 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 $2,637/mo works out at 54% 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 Santa Rosa.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Santa Rosa | Rent vs Santa Rosa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +52% | 0.5× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +8% | 0.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +6% | 1.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +6% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in CA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Santa Rosa | Rent vs Santa Rosa |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +6% | 1.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +6% | 1.4× |
| Stockton, CA | $59,060 | +0% | 0.9× |
| Sacramento, CA | $58,700 | +0% | 0.9× |
Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Santa Rosa
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Jackson Family Wines · Manufacturing
- Vintage Wine Estates · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Santa Rosa
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.