Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in New York, NY

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in New York, NY: $62,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,030 – $87,710 · about 71,270 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$10,870 (+21%).

What it's really worth in New York

With New York's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $62,200 has the buying power of about $55,218 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,610 · median home $727,625 · median rent $3,503/mo.

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How New York ranks for this job

On raw pay, New York, NY is 6th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once New York's cost of living is applied, it ranks 79th.

The headline number flatters New York. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in New York

A median home in New York, NY costs $727,625 — about 11.7× 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 $3,503/mo works out at 68% 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 New York.

Metro	Median pay	vs New York	Rent vs New York
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+44%	0.4×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+2%	0.6×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+1%	0.9×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+1%	1×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs New York	Rent vs New York
Albany, NY	$56,830	−9%	0.5×
Syracuse, NY	$55,390	−11%	0.5×
Buffalo, NY	$54,430	−12%	0.4×
Rochester, NY	$53,360	−14%	0.5×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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