Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Vallejo, CA

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Vallejo, CA: $58,190/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,890 – $75,840 · about 2,170 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$6,860 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Vallejo

With Vallejo's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $58,190 has the buying power of about $53,210 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $97,037 · median home $576,614 · median rent $2,400/mo.

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How Vallejo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Vallejo, CA is 27th of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Vallejo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 119th.

The headline number flatters Vallejo. 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 Vallejo

A median home in Vallejo, CA costs $576,614 — about 9.9× 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 $2,400/mo works out at 49% 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 Vallejo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+54%	0.6×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+9%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+8%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+8%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+8%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+8%	1.5×
Stockton, CA	$59,060	+1%	1×
Santa Rosa, CA	$58,980	+1%	1.1×

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

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