Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Syracuse, NY

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Syracuse, NY: $55,390/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,570 – $80,340 · about 3,940 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$4,060 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Syracuse

With Syracuse's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $55,390 has the buying power of about $57,869 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,096 · median home $264,903 · median rent $1,633/mo.

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How Syracuse ranks for this job

On raw pay, Syracuse, NY is 63rd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Syracuse's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Syracuse 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 Syracuse

A median home in Syracuse, NY costs $264,903 — about 4.8× 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 $1,633/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 Syracuse.

Metro	Median pay	vs Syracuse	Rent vs Syracuse
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+62%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+15%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+13%	2×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+13%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Syracuse	Rent vs Syracuse
New York, NY	$62,200	+12%	2.1×
Albany, NY	$56,830	+3%	1×
Buffalo, NY	$54,430	−2%	0.9×
Rochester, NY	$53,360	−4%	1×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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