Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Newark, NJ

Estimates come from the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Newark, NJ is $65,040, 11% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Newark sits within the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay runs from $50,440 to $92,710 a year, with about 65K people employed.

Median annual

$65,040

Median hourly

$31

Average annual

$69,020

Employed in metro

65K

Pay distribution

10th$50,440

25th$59,290

Median$65,040

75th$77,100

90th$92,710

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $31.27
Daily: $250
Weekly: $1,251
Bi-weekly: $2,502
Monthly: $5,420
Annual: $65,040

$65,040 a year is around the 50th percentile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driverss in Newark, NJ. The median is $65,040.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$24.20	$50,440
25th percentile	$28.50	$59,290
Median	$31.30	$65,040
75th percentile	$37.10	$77,100
90th percentile	$44.60	$92,710
Average (mean)	$33.20	$69,020
Employment	65,100 people

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in other metro areas

Lincoln, NE$81,790
Fairbanks-College, AK$76,560
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$71,240
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Morristown, TN$67,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$66,450
Anchorage, AK$66,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$65,040