Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Honolulu, HI: $56,830/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,460 – $70,350 · about 2,600 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$5,500 (+11%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $56,830 has the buying power of about $51,003 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.

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How Honolulu ranks for this job

On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 44th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 144th.

The headline number flatters Honolulu. 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 Honolulu

A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 15× 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 $2,980/mo works out at 63% 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 Honolulu.

Metro	Median pay	vs Honolulu	Rent vs Honolulu
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+58%	0.5×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+12%	0.7×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+10%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+10%	1.2×

Who hires heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Altres Industrial · Manufacturing

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