Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Toledo, OH
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Toledo, OH: $54,680/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,860 – $81,930 · about 5,570 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$3,350 (+7%).
What it's really worth in Toledo
With Toledo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $54,680 has the buying power of about $60,337 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,620 · median home $203,726 · median rent $1,302/mo.
How Toledo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Toledo, OH is 74th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Toledo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 20th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Toledo 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 Toledo
A median home in Toledo, OH costs $203,726 — about 3.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,302/mo works out at 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
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 Toledo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Toledo | Rent vs Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +64% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +16% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +15% | 2.5× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +14% | 2.8× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Toledo | Rent vs Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH | $56,050 | +3% | 1.2× |
| Columbus, OH | $55,860 | +2% | 1.2× |
| Akron, OH | $55,110 | +1% | 1× |
| Cleveland, OH | $55,030 | +1% | 1.1× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Toledo
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Stellantis N.V. · Manufacturing
- Owens-Illinois · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Toledo
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.