Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Canton, OH
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Canton, OH: $49,230/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,280 – $67,600 · about 2,300 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$2,100 (-4%).
What it's really worth in Canton
With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $49,230 has the buying power of about $55,562 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.
How Canton ranks for this job
On raw pay, Canton, OH is 131st of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 72nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Canton 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 Canton
A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about 4.4× 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 $1,084/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
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 Canton.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +82% | 1.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +29% | 2.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +27% | 3× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +27% | 3.3× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH | $56,050 | +14% | 1.5× |
| Columbus, OH | $55,860 | +13% | 1.4× |
| Akron, OH | $55,110 | +12% | 1.2× |
| Cleveland, OH | $55,030 | +12% | 1.3× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.