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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 5 counties.

Average in MA
$62,769
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 38
published states
Workers in state
36,170
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 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

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
1Plymouth County, MA$64,010$50,580$15,415
2Essex County, MA$64,010$50,580$14,695
3Middlesex County, MA$64,010$50,580$13,051
4Norfolk County, MA$64,010$50,580$11,467
5Suffolk 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 38 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.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $64,010.

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

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $15,415. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $11,419. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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.

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

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($15,415). Essex County, MA follows at $14,695.