Trucking pay in the United States
What trucking jobs pay, from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey: six occupations, 528 metropolitan areas, and the full percentile spread rather than an average.
National medians, 2025
| Occupation | Median | Per hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | $58,640 | $28.19 | 2,062,040 |
| Light truck drivers | $44,860 | $21.57 | 983,300 |
| Driver/sales workers | $38,770 | $18.64 | 409,180 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | $46,420 | $22.32 | 774,420 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance | $50,340 | $24.20 | 202,810 |
| First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers | $62,890 | $30.23 | 623,640 |
By metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Aguadilla, PR
- Akron, OH
- Alaska nonmetropolitan area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Albany, GA
- Albany, OR
- Albuquerque, NM
- Alexandria, LA
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Altoona, PA
- Amarillo, TX
- Ames, IA
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
- Anchorage, AK
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Anniston-Oxford, AL
- Appleton, WI
- Arecibo, PR
- Arizona nonmetropolitan area
- Asheville, NC
- Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA
- Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Bangor, ME
- Barnstable Town, MA
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Battle Creek, MI
- Bay City, MI
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Beckley, WV
- Bellingham, WA
- Bend, OR
- Billings, MT
- Binghamton, NY
- Birmingham, AL
- Bismarck, ND
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Bloomington, IL
- Bloomington, IN
- Boise City, ID
- Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Boulder, CO
- Bowling Green, KY
- Bozeman, MT
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Burlington, NC
- Canton-Massillon, OH
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
- Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
- Carson City, NV
- Casper, WY
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
- Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
- Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
- Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
- Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
- Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
- Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
- Chambersburg, PA
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Charleston, WV
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Charlottesville, VA
- Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Cheyenne, WY
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Chico, CA
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Clarksville, TN-KY
- Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland, TN
- Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
- Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- College Station-Bryan, TX
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Columbia, MO
- Columbia, SC
- Columbus, GA-AL
- Columbus, IN
- Columbus, OH
- Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Corvallis, OR
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Dalton, GA
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
- Decatur, AL
- Decatur, IL
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Dothan, AL
- Dover, DE
- Dubuque, IA
- Duluth, MN-WI
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Eagle Pass, TX
- East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
- East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
- East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
- East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
- East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
- East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
- East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
- Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
- Eau Claire, WI
- El Centro, CA
- El Paso, TX
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN
- Elmira, NY
- Enid, OK
- Erie, PA
- Eugene-Springfield, OR
- Evansville, IN
- Fairbanks-College, AK
- Fargo, ND-MN
- Farmington, NM
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
- Fayetteville, NC
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Flint, MI
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
- Florence, SC
- Fond du Lac, WI
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
- Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Fresno, CA
- Gadsden, AL
- Gainesville, FL
- Gainesville, GA
- Gettysburg, PA
- Glens Falls, NY
- Goldsboro, NC
- Grand Forks, ND-MN
- Grand Island, NE
- Grand Junction, CO
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Grants Pass, OR
- Great Falls, MT
- Greeley, CO
- Green Bay, WI
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
- Greenville, NC
- Guayama, PR
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
- Hammond, LA
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
- Helena, MT
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area
- Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
- Hinesville, GA
- Homosassa Springs, FL
- Hot Springs, AR
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Huntsville, AL
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
- Iowa City, IA
- Ithaca, NY
- Jackson, MI
- Jackson, MS
- Jackson, TN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Jacksonville, NC
- Janesville-Beloit, WI
- Jefferson City, MO
- Johnson City, TN
- Johnstown, PA
- Jonesboro, AR
- Joplin, MO-KS
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Kankakee, IL
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- Kansas nonmetropolitan area
- Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Kenosha, WI
- Killeen-Temple, TX
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Kingston, NY
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Knoxville, TN
- Kokomo, IN
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Lafayette, LA
- Lake Charles, LA
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Lancaster, PA
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Laredo, TX
- Las Cruces, NM
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
- Lawrence, KS
- Lawton, OK
- Lebanon, PA
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Lewiston, ID-WA
- Lexington Park, MD
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Lima, OH
- Lincoln, NE
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Logan, UT-ID
- Longview-Kelso, WA
- Longview, TX
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
- Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
- Lubbock, TX
- Lynchburg, VA
- Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Madison, WI
- Manchester-Nashua, NH
- Manhattan, KS
- Mankato, MN
- Mansfield, OH
- Maryland nonmetropolitan area
- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
- Mayaguez, PR
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Medford, OR
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Merced, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN
- Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area
- Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
- Midland, MI
- Midland, TX
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Minot, ND
- Missoula, MT
- Mobile, AL
- Modesto, CA
- Monroe, LA
- Monroe, MI
- Montgomery, AL
- Morgantown, WV
- Morristown, TN
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
- Muncie, IN
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Napa, CA
- Naples-Marco Island, FL
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- New Haven, CT
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Niles, MI
- North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
- North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
- North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- North Florida nonmetropolitan area
- North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
- North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
- North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
- North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
- Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
- Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
- Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
- Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
- Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
- Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
- Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
- Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
- Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
- Ocala, FL
- Odessa, TX
- Ogden, UT
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Omaha, NE-IA
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
- Owensboro, KY
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Peoria, IL
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Pocatello, ID
- Ponce, PR
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Portland-South Portland, ME
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
- Pueblo, CO
- Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
- Punta Gorda, FL
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Rapid City, SD
- Reading, PA
- Redding, CA
- Reno, NV
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, MN
- Rochester, NY
- Rockford, IL
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Rome, GA
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- Saginaw, MI
- Salem, OR
- Salinas, CA
- Salisbury, MD
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
- San Angelo, TX
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
- Sandusky, OH
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Santa Fe, NM
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- Savannah, GA
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
- Sebring, FL
- Sheboygan, WI
- Sherman-Denison, TX
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
- South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
- South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
- South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
- South Florida nonmetropolitan area
- South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
- South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
- South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
- Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
- Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
- Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
- Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
- Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
- Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
- Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
- Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
- Spartanburg, SC
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Springfield, IL
- Springfield, MA
- Springfield, MO
- Springfield, OH
- St. Cloud, MN
- St. George, UT
- St. Joseph, MO-KS
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- State College, PA
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
- Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Sumter, SC
- Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area
- Syracuse, NY
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Terre Haute, IN
- Texarkana, TX-AR
- Toledo, OH
- Topeka, KS
- Traverse City, MI
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Tucson, AZ
- Tulsa, OK
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Twin Falls, ID
- Tyler, TX
- Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
- Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
- Urban Honolulu, HI
- Utica-Rome, NY
- Valdosta, GA
- Vallejo, CA
- Victoria, TX
- Vineland, NJ
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Visalia, CA
- Waco, TX
- Walla Walla, WA
- Warner Robins, GA
- Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Wausau, WI
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
- West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
- West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
- West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
- West Montana nonmetropolitan area
- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
- West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
- West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
- West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
- Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
- Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
- Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
- Wheeling, WV-OH
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Wichita, KS
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL
- Williamsport, PA
- Wilmington, NC
- Winchester, VA-WV
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Worcester, MA
- Yakima, WA
- York-Hanover, PA
- Youngstown-Warren, OH
- Yuba City, CA
- Yuma, AZ
Wages as reported by employers; owner-operator revenue is a different figure and is not in this survey. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.