Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$58,070avg. a year
$27.92 an hour · 25,780 employed
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $58,070 a year. That is $1,700 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $56,370. The U.S. average is $59,710.
$59,120Median pay
$27.92Average hourly
+3%vs. Michigan average
25,780Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,270 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$58,260
$28.01 an hour
2510 jobs
Bay City, MI
$57,550
$27.67 an hour
310,820 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$56,990
$27.40 an hour
41,840 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$56,910
$27.36 an hour
52,820 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$55,640
$26.75 an hour
6720 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$55,320
$26.59 an hour
7740 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$55,070
$26.48 an hour
81,580 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$55,060
$26.47 an hour
91,090 jobs
Monroe, MI
$54,210
$26.06 an hour
10630 jobs
Jackson, MI
$54,200
$26.06 an hour
111,170 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$53,270
$25.61 an hour
12280 jobs
Midland, MI
$52,580
$25.28 an hour
131,320 jobs
Flint, MI
$51,930
$24.97 an hour
14720 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$51,730
$24.87 an hour
15640 jobs
Niles, MI
$51,680
$24.85 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $58,070 a year, and the median is $59,120. About 25,780 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,700 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $56,370.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 13.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-3032. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.