Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Little Rock, AR
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Little Rock, AR: $54,080/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,420 – $78,660 · about 7,010 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$2,750 (+5%).
What it's really worth in Little Rock
With Little Rock's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $54,080 has the buying power of about $60,418 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,664 · median home $231,039 · median rent $1,246/mo.
How Little Rock ranks for this job
On raw pay, Little Rock, AR is 79th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Little Rock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 18th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Little Rock 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 Little Rock
A median home in Little Rock, AR costs $231,039 — about 4.3× 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 $1,246/mo works out at 28% 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 Little Rock.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Little Rock | Rent vs Little Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +66% | 1.1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +17% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +16% | 2.6× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +16% | 2.9× |
Same job elsewhere in AR
| Metro | Median pay | vs Little Rock | Rent vs Little Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith, AR | $48,730 | −10% | 0.8× |
| Fayetteville, AR | $46,270 | −14% | 1.3× |
Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Little Rock
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Dillard's Department Stores · Retail
Other jobs in Little Rock
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.