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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 3 counties.

Average in IA
$57,433
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
24 of 38
published states
Workers in state
47,480
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
3 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
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
1Pottawattamie County, IA$58,010$46,575$25,255
2Harrison County, IA$58,010$46,575$25,255
3Mills 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 38 states with published data, that ranks number 24. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so Iowa averages 2.1% below it.

Published data for Iowa currently covers the Omaha, NE-IA area, with a local median wage of $58,010.

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

We compare 3 Iowa counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Pottawattamie County, IA leaves the largest yearly margin, $25,255. Mills County, IA leaves the smallest, $25,255. The median wage covers all four basics in 3 of the 3 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.

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

Pottawattamie County, IA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($25,255). Harrison County, IA follows at $25,255.