Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$58,160avg. a year
$27.96 an hour · 49,750 employed
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $58,160 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $57,990. The U.S. average is $59,710.
$56,840Median pay
$27.96Average hourly
+0%vs. Texas average
49,750Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
155,670 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$62,720
$30.16 an hour
21,940 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$60,890
$29.28 an hour
34,540 jobs
Midland, TX
$60,170
$28.93 an hour
43,190 jobs
Odessa, TX
$59,190
$28.46 an hour
510,760 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$58,460
$28.11 an hour
62,230 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$57,650
$27.72 an hour
7250 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$57,000
$27.41 an hour
8670 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$56,710
$27.26 an hour
91,090 jobs
Abilene, TX
$56,610
$27.21 an hour
102,100 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$56,560
$27.19 an hour
1113,710 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$56,430
$27.13 an hour
122,290 jobs
Longview, TX
$55,940
$26.89 an hour
132,200 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$54,630
$26.26 an hour
147,850 jobs
El Paso, TX
$54,600
$26.25 an hour
15570 jobs
Victoria, TX
$54,330
$26.12 an hour
161,640 jobs
Waco, TX
$54,310
$26.11 an hour
171,490 jobs
Tyler, TX
$53,980
$25.95 an hour
18620 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$53,630
$25.79 an hour
195,460 jobs
Laredo, TX
$53,470
$25.71 an hour
201,190 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$52,850
$25.41 an hour
212,570 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$52,670
$25.32 an hour
22660 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$52,490
$25.24 an hour
231,230 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$52,130
$25.06 an hour
241,660 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$51,980
$24.99 an hour
254,390 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$50,130
$24.10 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Light Truck Drivers | $48,830 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $33,700 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $43,680 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $39,910 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $38,670 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $45,710 |
Questions and answers
How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $58,160 a year, and the median is $56,840. About 49,750 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $57,990.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 15.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.14 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: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). 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.