Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in College Station, TX
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in College Station, TX: $46,930/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,270 – $63,250 · about 1,320 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$4,400 (-9%).
What it's really worth in College Station
With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $46,930 has the buying power of about $51,425 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.
How College Station ranks for this job
On raw pay, College Station, TX is 168th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 142nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — College Station 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 College Station
A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 6.6× 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 $1,472/mo works out at 38% 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 College Station.
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +91% | 0.9× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +35% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +34% | 2.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +33% | 2.5× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | $56,420 | +20% | 1.1× |
| Austin, TX | $51,660 | +10% | 1.1× |
| Houston, TX | $50,830 | +8% | 1.1× |
| Amarillo, TX | $49,470 | +5% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX 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.