SALARY · HEAVY AND TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVERS · MISSISSIPPI

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Mississippi

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Mississippi, the middle of the field earned $51,820 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$51,820

$25 per hour at the median · That is $6,820 (11.6 percent) below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.

$55,910Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$24,160People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $43,520Median: $51,82075th: $63,630
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$43,520
Median (50th percentile)$51,820
75th percentile$63,630
Mean$55,910

The middle half of workers earned from $43,520 to $63,630 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$42,477 a year
$3,540 a month
Federal tax $4,038 · FICA $3,964 · State tax $1,341

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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