SOC 53-3032 · Monroe, MI metro

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Monroe, MI

The average salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Monroe, Michigan is $54,210 a year ($26.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,510: half of the 1,090 people in this job in the Monroe, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,710).

$54,210average per year

$26.06 / hourMedian $54,510Take-home ≈ $43,680

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,090people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#9 of 15Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay range in Monroe

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,080 or more. The middle half of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Monroe earn between $46,800 and $59,700.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,210$4,518$26.06
Median$54,510$4,542$26.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,800$3,900$22.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,700$4,975$28.70

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Monroe vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Monroe earn 4% less than the Michigan average ($56,370) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($59,710). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $58,640.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Monroe$54,210$54,510$40,480$69,0801,090
Michigan$56,370$57,180$40,280$73,98060,800
United States$59,710$58,640$40,140$79,3802,062,040

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Monroe

On the average salary of $54,210, a single filer in Monroe takes home about $43,680 a year, or $3,640 a month and $1,680 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Monroe a good place for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Monroe area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $54,210 buys what about $57,984 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Monroe ($46,240). A typical home costs $269,112, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in other Michigan cities

Monroe ranks 9th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($58,260).

All Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Iowa City, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,940).

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary by city

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Monroe: questions

How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make an hour in Monroe?

$26.06 an hour on average, and $26.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salary in Monroe?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers take-home pay in Monroe?

About $43,680 a year ($3,640 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,210.

Do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn more in Monroe than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,710).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3032; area Monroe, MI (33780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.01, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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