SOC 53-3032 · Connecticut

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Connecticut

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Connecticut earn the most in Bridgeport (average $63,440 a year) and the least in Waterbury ($60,560), across the 5 Connecticut metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers average at $61,980 and the median at $60,490 for 15,740 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $59,710.

$63Khighest: Bridgeport
$61Klowest: Waterbury
14,440jobs in these metros
5metro areas
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers average salary by city in Connecticut

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

CityAverageMedian25th pct.Take-home*Cost of living
Bridgeport$63,440$61,580$55,210$50,449107
New Haven$63,040$61,040$51,470$50,148105
Hartford$61,270$59,890$50,480$48,951103
Norwich$60,900$60,320$49,820$48,699100
Waterbury$60,560$59,750$52,480$48,443100

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in other states

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary by city and state

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