Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Shreveport, LA
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Shreveport, LA: $46,360/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $24,740 – $63,590 · about 3,140 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$4,970 (-10%).
What it's really worth in Shreveport
With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $46,360 has the buying power of about $53,019 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.
How Shreveport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 174th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 120th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Shreveport 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 Shreveport
A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 4× 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 $1,348/mo works out at 35% 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 Shreveport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +94% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +37% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +35% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +35% | 2.7× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | $49,820 | +7% | 1× |
| New Orleans, LA | $49,110 | +6% | 1.2× |
| Lafayette, LA | $46,060 | −1% | 1× |
Staying in LA 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.