Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Daphne, AL
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Daphne, AL: $45,880/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,430 – $71,810 · about 980 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$5,450 (-11%).
What it's really worth in Daphne
With Daphne's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $45,880 has the buying power of about $48,707 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $71,039 · median home $373,114 · median rent $1,663/mo.
How Daphne ranks for this job
On raw pay, Daphne, AL is 180th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Daphne's cost of living is applied, it ranks 164th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Daphne sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Daphne
A median home in Daphne, AL costs $373,114 — about 8.1× 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 $1,663/mo works out at 43% 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 Daphne.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Daphne | Rent vs Daphne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +96% | 0.8× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +38% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +37% | 2× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +36% | 2.2× |
Same job elsewhere in AL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Daphne | Rent vs Daphne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | $51,330 | +12% | 0.8× |
| Birmingham, AL | $50,630 | +10% | 0.9× |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $49,490 | +8% | 0.9× |
| Montgomery, AL | $49,370 | +8% | 0.8× |
Staying in AL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Daphne
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Walmart · Retail
- Publix Super Markets · Retail
- Lowes Home Improvement · Retail
Other jobs in Daphne
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.