Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Binghamton, NY
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Binghamton, NY: $51,650/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,200 – $76,480 · about 1,400 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$320 (+1%).
What it's really worth in Binghamton
With Binghamton's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $51,650 has the buying power of about $56,086 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,271 · median home $198,435 · median rent $1,313/mo.
How Binghamton ranks for this job
On raw pay, Binghamton, NY is 92nd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Binghamton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 69th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Binghamton 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 Binghamton
A median home in Binghamton, NY costs $198,435 — about 3.8× 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 $1,313/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 Binghamton.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Binghamton | Rent vs Binghamton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +74% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +23% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +21% | 2.5× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +21% | 2.8× |
Same job elsewhere in NY
| Metro | Median pay | vs Binghamton | Rent vs Binghamton |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $62,200 | +20% | 2.7× |
| Albany, NY | $56,830 | +10% | 1.3× |
| Syracuse, NY | $55,390 | +7% | 1.2× |
| Buffalo, NY | $54,430 | +5% | 1.1× |
Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Binghamton
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Raymond Corporation · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Binghamton
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.