Salaries / Truck Driver (Heavy and Tractor-Trailer)
Transportation & Warehouse · SOC 53-3032
Truck Driver (Heavy and Tractor-Trailer) salary
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods over long distances. A commercial driver's license (CDL) is required.
Washington · 2025
Median annual (WA)
$64,760
Median hourly (WA)
$31.13
Typical range (WA)
$50,010 to $87,500
Washington source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2025.
National
Median annual
$58,640
Median hourly
$28.19
Typical range
$40,140 to $79,380
National source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025. Figures are gross pay and vary by location, employer, and experience.
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Your skills are a business
Ideas we have for people in transportation & warehouse.
The same experience that earns a paycheck as a truck driver (heavy and tractor-trailer) can start a business. Here are real ideas from our marketplace that fit this field.
Start a Box Truck Delivery Business
Run one or more 16 to 26 foot box trucks on last-mile and regional delivery contracts for retailers, freight networks, and moving customers, a trucking entry that skips the semi and the long-haul lifestyle.
Start a Trucking or Freight Business
Haul freight with your own authority or broker loads between shippers and carriers, earning per mile or per load.
Start a Trucking Compliance and DOT Safety Consulting Practice
Keep small carriers legal and audit-ready (driver files, drug and alcohol programs, ELD data, IFTA, CSA scores) as the outsourced safety department every new authority needs and almost none has.
Start a Truck Dispatching Service
Find and book loads for owner-operators and small fleets from home, earning a percentage of every load you keep their trucks moving on, without owning a single truck.
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