Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Texas

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 32 metro areas • Texas

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas earn a median salary of $50,497 per year on average across 32 metro and nonmetro areas, -12.1% vs the national median of $57,440. An estimated 205,300 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers are employed across Texas, with salaries ranging from $45,970 to $57,730 depending on location.

$50,497 Avg median salary in Texas
$57,730 Highest paying metro
$45,970 Lowest paying metro
205,300 Employed in Texas

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      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries by city in Texas

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Midland, TX $57,730 $49,520 $62,550 4,680
      Dallas, TX $57,220 $46,990 $68,480 59,200
      Austin, TX $55,900 $47,850 $64,080 10,330
      Houston, TX $55,500 $46,160 $64,660 49,210
      Odessa, TX $55,110 $45,780 $63,800 3,280
      Killeen, TX $53,470 $42,360 $71,320 1,880
      Northwestern Region of Texas $53,320 $47,120 $63,780 6,900
      Abilene, TX $51,680 $43,910 $62,620 1,200
      Sherman, TX $51,350 $44,850 $63,740 720
      Beaumont, TX $51,240 $45,050 $60,560 2,390
      Eastern Region of Texas $50,690 $43,540 $60,570 2,140
      Border Region of Texas $50,380 $45,080 $62,260 1,020
      Texarkana, TX-AR $50,320 $40,790 $66,550 1,250
      Laredo, TX $49,750 $38,250 $63,610 4,920
      Amarillo, TX $49,740 $43,720 $60,830 2,300
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $49,640 $45,010 $60,490 2,730
      San Antonio, TX $49,600 $41,880 $60,750 15,020
      Longview, TX $49,110 $44,840 $59,510 2,390
      North Region of Texas $49,080 $43,870 $59,510 5,230
      Tyler, TX $49,040 $41,280 $59,410 1,570
      Waco, TX $49,030 $44,480 $61,160 1,910
      Wichita Falls, TX $48,950 $40,530 $62,050 730
      Corpus Christi, TX $48,910 $43,560 $59,260 2,590
      Victoria, TX $48,910 $43,270 $59,160 610
      Hill Country Region of Texas $48,360 $41,170 $57,520 2,910
      Lubbock, TX $48,210 $39,250 $59,790 2,360
      College Station, TX $48,200 $38,960 $57,100 1,270
      El Paso, TX $48,180 $37,940 $60,630 7,360
      San Angelo, TX $47,730 $43,880 $58,560 710
      Eagle Pass, TX $47,320 $37,140 $64,570 320
      Brownsville, TX $46,270 $37,950 $61,570 1,750
      McAllen, TX $45,970 $37,300 $57,880 4,420

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