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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Iowa

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Iowa, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IA
$57,433
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
25 of 39
published states
Workers in state
47,480
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Iowa

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in Iowa
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218Polk County, IA
Omaha, NE-IA$58,010$46,575$25,255Pottawattamie County, IA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Jasper County, IA$60,720$48,650$32,514
2Polk County, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218
3Dallas County, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218
4Warren County, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218
5Madison County, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218
6Guthrie County, IA$60,720$48,650$28,218
7Pottawattamie County, IA$58,010$46,575$25,255
8Harrison County, IA$58,010$46,575$25,255
9Mills County, IA$58,010$46,575$25,255

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Iowa

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa is $57,433, based on 47,480 workers. Among the 39 states with published data, that ranks number 25. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Iowa averages 2.1% below it.

Inside Iowa, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $60,720 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area and the lowest is $58,010 in Omaha, NE-IA, a difference of $2,710 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa

We compare 9 Iowa counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Jasper County, IA leaves the largest yearly margin, $32,514. Mills County, IA leaves the smallest, $25,255. The median wage covers all four basics in 9 of the 9 counties.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers are Washington ($66,144), Nevada ($63,831), New York ($63,342) and New Hampshire ($63,154).

Frequently asked questions: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa

How much do Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Iowa?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $57,433, from $58,010 to $60,720 depending on the labor market.

Which Iowa county is best for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?

Jasper County, IA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($32,514). Polk County, IA follows at $28,218.