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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Arkansas

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Arkansas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in AR
$57,228
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
26 of 39
published states
Workers in state
48,850
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
3
10 counties

Pay by labor market in Arkansas

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in Arkansas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$63,070$50,554$29,528Crittenden County, AR
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$60,480$48,574$29,168Benton County, AR
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590Pulaski County, AR

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arkansas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Grant County, AR$57,050$45,952$29,558
2Crittenden County, AR$63,070$50,554$29,528
3Benton County, AR$60,480$48,574$29,168
4Washington County, AR$60,480$48,574$29,168
5Madison County, AR$60,480$48,574$29,168
6Pulaski County, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590
7Faulkner County, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590
8Saline County, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590
9Lonoke County, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590
10Perry County, AR$57,050$45,952$27,590

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Arkansas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arkansas is $57,228, based on 48,850 workers. Among the 39 states with published data, that ranks number 26. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Arkansas averages 2.4% below it.

Inside Arkansas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $63,070 in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area and the lowest is $57,050 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, a difference of $6,020 across 3 wage areas.

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

We compare 10 Arkansas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin, $29,558. Perry County, AR leaves the smallest, $27,590. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 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 Arkansas

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $57,228, from $57,050 to $63,070 depending on the labor market.

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

Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($29,558). Crittenden County, AR follows at $29,528.