Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Tampa, FL

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tampa, FL: $48,970/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,130 – $70,760 · about 15,170 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$2,360 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Tampa

With Tampa's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $48,970 has the buying power of about $47,788 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,197 · median home $360,738 · median rent $2,018/mo.

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How Tampa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tampa, FL is 138th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Tampa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 171st.

The headline number flatters Tampa. 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 Tampa

A median home in Tampa, FL costs $360,738 — about 7.4× 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 $2,018/mo works out at 49% 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 Tampa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tampa	Rent vs Tampa
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+83%	0.7×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+30%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+28%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+28%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Tampa	Rent vs Tampa
Lakeland, FL	$51,280	+5%	0.9×
Jacksonville, FL	$50,460	+3%	0.8×
Miami, FL	$49,660	+1%	1.3×
Orlando, FL	$49,240	+1%	1×

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

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