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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Massachusetts

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 6 counties.

Average in MA
$62,769
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 39
published states
Workers in state
36,170
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
6 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$64,010$50,580$13,051Middlesex County, MA
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$60,610$48,018$20,713Bristol County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Bristol County, MA$60,610$48,018$20,713
2Plymouth County, MA$64,010$50,580$15,415
3Essex County, MA$64,010$50,580$14,695
4Middlesex County, MA$64,010$50,580$13,051
5Norfolk County, MA$64,010$50,580$11,467
6Suffolk County, MA$64,010$50,580$11,419

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Massachusetts is $62,769, based on 36,170 workers. Among the 39 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Massachusetts averages 7.0% above it.

Inside Massachusetts, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $64,010 in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area and the lowest is $60,610 in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, a difference of $3,400 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 6 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Bristol County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $20,713. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $11,419. The median wage covers all four basics in 6 of the 6 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 Massachusetts

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $62,769, from $60,610 to $64,010 depending on the labor market.

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

Bristol County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($20,713). Plymouth County, MA follows at $15,415.