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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Connecticut

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in Connecticut, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 2 counties.

Average in CT
$60,414
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
14 of 42
published states
Workers in state
15,280
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
2 counties

Pay by labor market in Connecticut

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in Connecticut
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$59,890$47,706$20,491Capitol Planning Region, CT

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Capitol Planning Region, CT$59,890$47,706$20,491
2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT$59,890$47,706$20,491

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Connecticut

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut is $60,414, based on 15,280 workers. Among the 42 states with published data, that ranks number 14. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Connecticut averages 3.0% above it.

Published data for Connecticut currently covers the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT area, with a local median wage of $59,890.

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

We compare 2 Connecticut counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Capitol Planning Region, CT leaves the largest yearly margin, $20,491. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT leaves the smallest, $20,491. The median wage covers all four basics in 2 of the 2 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 Connecticut

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $60,414.

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

Capitol Planning Region, CT leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($20,491). Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT follows at $20,491.