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

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Utica, NY: $49,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,970 – $65,800 · about 1,370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$1,770 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Utica

With Utica's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $49,560 has the buying power of about $53,443 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,823 · median home $230,265 · median rent $1,404/mo.

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How Utica ranks for this job

On raw pay, Utica, NY is 122nd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Utica's cost of living is applied, it ranks 117th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Utica sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Utica

A median home in Utica, NY costs $230,265 — about 4.6× 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 $1,404/mo works out at 34% 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 Utica.

Metro	Median pay	vs Utica	Rent vs Utica
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+81%	1×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+28%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+27%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+26%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Utica	Rent vs Utica
New York, NY	$62,200	+26%	2.5×
Albany, NY	$56,830	+15%	1.2×
Syracuse, NY	$55,390	+12%	1.2×
Buffalo, NY	$54,430	+10%	1×

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

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