SOC 53-3032 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Beaumont, Texas is $56,560 a year ($27.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,900: half of the 2,100 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,710).

$56,560average per year

$27.19 / hourMedian $54,900Take-home ≈ $47,626

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $77K90th

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

2,100people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#11 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,580 or more. The middle half of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Beaumont earn between $46,280 and $64,860.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $77K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,560$4,713$27.19
Median$54,900$4,575$26.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,280$3,857$22.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,860$5,405$31.18

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

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Beaumont earn about the same as the Texas average ($57,990) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($59,710). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $58,640.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$56,560$54,900$37,130$76,5802,100
Texas$57,990$56,290$38,150$79,400209,680
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $56,560, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $47,626 a year, or $3,969 a month and $1,832 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $56,560 buys what about $62,812 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 11th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($62,720).

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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 Beaumont: questions

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

$27.19 an hour on average, and $26.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,626 a year ($3,969 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,560. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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