Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Spartanburg, SC
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Spartanburg, SC: $49,920/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,650 – $76,810 · about 3,310 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$1,410 (-3%).
What it's really worth in Spartanburg
With Spartanburg's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $49,920 has the buying power of about $55,167 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,955 · median home $279,792 · median rent $1,473/mo.
How Spartanburg ranks for this job
On raw pay, Spartanburg, SC is 112th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Spartanburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 82nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg
A median home in Spartanburg, SC costs $279,792 — about 5.6× 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 $1,473/mo works out at 35% 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 Spartanburg.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +80% | 0.9× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +27% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +26% | 2.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +25% | 2.5× |
Same job elsewhere in SC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | $57,890 | +16% | 1.4× |
| Columbia, SC | $49,300 | −1% | 1× |
| Greenville, SC | $49,190 | −1% | 1× |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $44,540 | −11% | 1.2× |
Staying in SC 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.