Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Tyler, TX
Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tyler, TX: $47,180/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,600 – $66,560 · about 1,570 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($51,330) by −$4,150 (-8%).
What it's really worth in Tyler
With Tyler's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $47,180 has the buying power of about $50,750 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $69,053 · median home $272,063 · median rent $1,391/mo.
How Tyler ranks for this job
On raw pay, Tyler, TX is 162nd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Tyler's cost of living is applied, it ranks 148th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Tyler sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Tyler
A median home in Tyler, TX costs $272,063 — about 5.8× 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 $1,391/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 Tyler.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tyler | Rent vs Tyler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | $89,760 | +90% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $63,460 | +35% | 1.6× |
| San Francisco, CA | $62,750 | +33% | 2.3× |
| San Jose, CA | $62,560 | +33% | 2.6× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tyler | Rent vs Tyler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | $56,420 | +20% | 1.2× |
| Austin, TX | $51,660 | +9% | 1.2× |
| Houston, TX | $50,830 | +8% | 1.2× |
| Amarillo, TX | $49,470 | +5% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Tyler
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Trane Technologies · Manufacturing
- Brookshire Grocery Company · Retail
- Sanderson Farms · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Tyler
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.