Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in New Orleans, LA

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Orleans, LA: $49,110/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,440 – $75,310 · about 5,350 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$2,220 (-4%).

What it's really worth in New Orleans

With New Orleans's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $49,110 has the buying power of about $53,852 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,748 · median home $261,414 · median rent $1,622/mo.

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