Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in Kansas City
$61,850avg. a year
$29.74 an hour · 18,230 employed
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area earn an average of $61,850 a year. That is $5,020 (9%) more than the Missouri average of $56,830. The U.S. average is $59,710.
$60,170Median pay
$29.74Average hourly
+9%vs. Missouri average
18,230Jobs in this metro
Other Missouri metro areas
Average pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in other Missouri metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
118,270 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$59,810
$28.76 an hour
26,790 jobs
Springfield, MO
$57,920
$27.85 an hour
3850 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$57,090
$27.45 an hour
4850 jobs
Columbia, MO
$56,210
$27.02 an hour
5730 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$55,150
$26.51 an hour
6980 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$53,920
$25.93 an hour
73,470 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$53,590
$25.76 an hour
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How Kansas City compares
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Questions and answers
How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Kansas City?
The average is $61,850 a year, and the median is $60,170. About 18,230 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Missouri average?
That is $5,020 (9%) more than the Missouri average of $56,830.
Is this job common in Kansas City?
It makes up 16.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.25 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-3032. Metro area: Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 28140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.