Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Visalia, CA
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Visalia, CA: $48,580/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,240 – $75,320 · about 3,110 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$2,750 (-5%).
What it's really worth in Visalia
With Visalia's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $48,580 has the buying power of about $47,872 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,474 · median home $363,064 · median rent $1,775/mo.
How Visalia ranks for this job
On raw pay, Visalia, CA is 142nd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Visalia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 170th.
The headline number flatters Visalia. 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 Visalia
A median home in Visalia, CA costs $363,064 — about 7.5× 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 $1,775/mo works out at 44% 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 Visalia.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Visalia | Rent vs Visalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +85% | 0.8× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +31% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +29% | 1.8× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +29% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in CA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Visalia | Rent vs Visalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +29% | 1.8× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +29% | 2× |
| Stockton, CA | $59,060 | +22% | 1.4× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $58,980 | +21% | 1.5× |
Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Visalia
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- California Dairies Inc. · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Visalia
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.