Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,420
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$11,940
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,611
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$59,360
Kept after tax
$47,420
Worth in national money
$45,611
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maryland is 23 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $59,360. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 279 among 489 occupations Maryland publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $59,360 the take-home is $47,420. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $45,611 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $60,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland ranks 23 of 51 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers at $59,360. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 279 of 489 in Maryland places heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $47,420 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, from $59,360. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $45,611. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $60,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,130 |
| This salary | $59,360 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $47,420 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,876 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,714 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $56,303 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,911 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Maryland earn under $59,360 and half over. The published range runs $43,670 at the tenth percentile to $79,130 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $47,420, worked from $59,360. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 279 of 489.
- Two cautions on $45,611, the adjusted value of that $59,360 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 279 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,670 to $79,130; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Maryland take-home of $47,420, on $59,360 for work ranking 279 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 279 of 489 in the state.
- This $45,611 adjusted figure, worked from $59,360, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 279 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 279 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $43,670 and the top tenth $79,130, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Maryland costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $45,611 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $47,420.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,670 to $79,130) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $45,611 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,420 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.