Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Tulsa, OK
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tulsa, OK: $52,550/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,940 – $72,050 · about 6,770 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$1,220 (+2%).
What it's really worth in Tulsa
With Tulsa's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $52,550 has the buying power of about $58,457 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $65,784 · median home $253,725 · median rent $1,352/mo.
How Tulsa ranks for this job
On raw pay, Tulsa, OK is 87th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Tulsa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 33rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tulsa 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 Tulsa
A median home in Tulsa, OK costs $253,725 — 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 $1,352/mo works out at 31% 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 Tulsa.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tulsa | Rent vs Tulsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +71% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +21% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +19% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +19% | 2.7× |
Same job elsewhere in OK
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tulsa | Rent vs Tulsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | $49,080 | −7% | 1× |
Staying in OK keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Tulsa
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- ONEOK Inc. · Energy
- The Williams Companies · Energy
Other jobs in Tulsa
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.