Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Anchorage, AK

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Anchorage, AK: $62,360/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,110 – $77,360 · about 1,510 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$11,030 (+21%).

What it's really worth in Anchorage

With Anchorage's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $62,360 has the buying power of about $58,405 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,016 · median home $422,103 · median rent $1,770/mo.

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How Anchorage ranks for this job

On raw pay, Anchorage, AK is 5th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Anchorage's cost of living is applied, it ranks 34th.

The headline number flatters Anchorage. 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 Anchorage

A median home in Anchorage, AK costs $422,103 — about 6.8× 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 $1,770/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 Anchorage.

Metro	Median pay	vs Anchorage	Rent vs Anchorage
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+44%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+2%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+1%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+0%	2×

Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Anchorage

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Carrs-Safeway · Retail

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