Average Truck Driver Salary in Long Beach, CA

The average Truck Driver in Long Beach, CA earns $57,520 per year. See how this compares to the national average and what it means for your budget.

Average Salary
$57520
Median Salary
$57610
vs. National
2.7% above
Real Pay (COL-adjusted)
$50649

“Real pay” adjusts the average for Long Beach’s cost of living (Regional Price Parity 113.566, U.S. average = 100) — what this salary is worth in national-average dollars.

What Truck Drivers actually earn in Long Beach

The spread from entry-level (10th percentile) to top earners (90th), from BLS wage data.

10th (entry) $38090
25th $46750
Median $57610
75th $63910
90th (top) $78120

58950 Truck Drivers employed in the Long Beach metro.

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Long Beach at a glance

Cost of living (RPP, U.S.=100)113.566

Long Beach offers a respectable but unremarkable salary for Truck Drivers. The numbers suggest a balanced market without extreme supply or demand pressure.

But here’s the catch: Long Beach is expensive. Housing costs eat a larger slice of your income than in most other cities. That $57,520 salary sounds impressive until you factor in rent or mortgage payments.

Career growth for Truck Drivers in Long Beach

For Truck Drivers, the biggest salary jumps usually come from switching employers or adding a specialized certification. If you’re at the lower end, the path to the upper percentiles is often faster than you’d think.