Texas Wages 53-3032.00 - Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Bright Outlook  

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $56,290.
  • 10% of workers earn $38,150 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $79,400 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $58,640.
  • 10% of workers earn $40,140 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $79,380 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$40,140$47,960$58,640$69,120$79,380
Texas$38,150$46,680$56,290$64,820$79,400
Abilene, TX$38,180$44,710$54,720$68,820$77,630
Amarillo, TX$38,690$45,990$54,290$70,860$81,690
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$42,300$47,250$57,110$64,120$78,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,130$46,280$54,900$64,860$76,580
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,400$45,910$50,390$59,330$77,950
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,740$40,110$48,550$63,580$72,400
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,260$45,640$50,380$59,160$75,000
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,610$44,120$49,540$57,940$71,690
Corpus Christi, TX$34,990$44,290$49,000$60,340$73,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$42,810$49,090$59,530$73,020$91,990
Eagle Pass, TX$34,090$44,280$58,600$72,150$75,700
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,370$45,750$52,950$60,120$72,530
El Paso, TX$36,310$43,890$49,270$63,860$74,800
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,400$43,430$49,630$56,820$64,620
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,320$46,830$56,840$64,410$79,490
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,670$45,700$57,040$73,000$99,200
Laredo, TX$32,080$39,610$49,010$63,700$74,640
Longview, TX$37,310$45,860$51,990$62,030$78,940
Lubbock, TX$37,090$42,280$49,080$61,690$80,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$31,250$37,860$47,040$57,480$71,050
Midland, TX$46,310$50,270$58,200$63,330$78,190
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,780$43,610$48,940$59,800$71,970
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,270$48,150$57,190$65,550$78,640
Odessa, TX$40,480$48,850$58,370$65,860$77,930
San Angelo, TX$36,780$42,440$48,230$60,860$75,670
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,560$46,670$53,650$63,540$76,840
Sherman-Denison, TX$38,360$46,170$55,270$66,280$75,440
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,560$41,360$49,050$61,300$76,330
Tyler, TX$38,680$45,360$51,290$61,570$71,630
Victoria, TX$36,220$45,700$51,150$63,470$72,640
Waco, TX$38,220$45,210$48,780$61,310$74,800
Wichita Falls, TX$36,780$42,720$50,600$61,210$72,070

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $27.06 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.34 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.17 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $28.19 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $19.30 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.17 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$19.30$23.06$28.19$33.23$38.17
Texas$18.34$22.44$27.06$31.17$38.17
Abilene, TX$18.35$21.50$26.31$33.09$37.32
Amarillo, TX$18.60$22.11$26.10$34.07$39.27
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$20.34$22.71$27.46$30.83$37.60
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17.85$22.25$26.39$31.18$36.82
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.98$22.07$24.23$28.52$37.48
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$14.78$19.29$23.34$30.57$34.81
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.91$21.94$24.22$28.44$36.06
College Station-Bryan, TX$17.60$21.21$23.82$27.86$34.46
Corpus Christi, TX$16.82$21.29$23.56$29.01$35.53
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$20.58$23.60$28.62$35.11$44.22
Eagle Pass, TX$16.39$21.29$28.17$34.69$36.39
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.48$22.00$25.46$28.91$34.87
El Paso, TX$17.46$21.10$23.69$30.70$35.96
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.50$20.88$23.86$27.32$31.07
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$18.42$22.51$27.33$30.97$38.22
Killeen-Temple, TX$18.11$21.97$27.42$35.10$47.69
Laredo, TX$15.42$19.04$23.56$30.63$35.89
Longview, TX$17.94$22.05$24.99$29.82$37.95
Lubbock, TX$17.83$20.33$23.60$29.66$38.64
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$15.02$18.20$22.62$27.64$34.16
Midland, TX$22.27$24.17$27.98$30.45$37.59
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.68$20.97$23.53$28.75$34.60
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.88$23.15$27.49$31.52$37.81
Odessa, TX$19.46$23.49$28.06$31.67$37.47
San Angelo, TX$17.69$20.40$23.19$29.26$36.38
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$18.54$22.44$25.79$30.55$36.94
Sherman-Denison, TX$18.44$22.20$26.57$31.86$36.27
Texarkana, TX-AR$16.61$19.88$23.58$29.47$36.70
Tyler, TX$18.60$21.81$24.66$29.60$34.44
Victoria, TX$17.41$21.97$24.59$30.52$34.92
Waco, TX$18.37$21.73$23.45$29.48$35.96
Wichita Falls, TX$17.68$20.54$24.33$29.43$34.65