Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Washington, DC

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Washington, DC: $57,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $42,240 – $77,010 · about 18,450 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$6,660 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Washington

With Washington's cost of living at 110 (US=100), that $57,990 has the buying power of about $52,938 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $119,803 · median home $583,013 · median rent $2,416/mo.

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How Washington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Washington, DC is 29th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Washington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 121st.

The headline number flatters Washington. 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 Washington

A median home in Washington, DC costs $583,013 — about 10.1× 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 $2,416/mo works out at 50% 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 Washington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Washington	Rent vs Washington
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+55%	0.6×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+9%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+8%	1.3×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+8%	1.5×

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