Trucking pay in Ames, IA
In Ames, IA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,510 a year ($26.21 an hour), across 640 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
640 employed in Ames, IA, median $54,510 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,430 | $20.40 |
| 25th percentile | $48,880 | — |
| Median | $54,510 | $26.21 |
| 75th percentile | $60,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,200 | $33.27 |
| Mean | $55,770 | $26.81 |
Light truck drivers
200 employed in Ames, IA, median $40,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,140 | $13.53 |
| 25th percentile | $31,390 | — |
| Median | $40,050 | $19.25 |
| 75th percentile | $53,140 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,830 | $46.56 |
| Mean | $49,020 | $23.57 |
Driver/sales workers
130 employed in Ames, IA, median $28,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,000 | $8.66 |
| 25th percentile | $24,400 | — |
| Median | $28,760 | $13.83 |
| 75th percentile | $43,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,730 | $28.23 |
| Mean | $35,030 | $16.84 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
110 employed in Ames, IA, median $48,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,560 | $18.54 |
| 25th percentile | $44,720 | — |
| Median | $48,310 | $23.23 |
| 75th percentile | $54,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,540 | $26.22 |
| Mean | $49,290 | $23.70 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
50 employed in Ames, IA, median $48,680 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,980 | $18.74 |
| 25th percentile | $42,400 | — |
| Median | $48,680 | $23.41 |
| 75th percentile | $62,050 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,080 | $37.54 |
| Mean | $53,650 | $25.79 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
180 employed in Ames, IA, median $58,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,100 | $19.76 |
| 25th percentile | $49,560 | — |
| Median | $58,270 | $28.02 |
| 75th percentile | $70,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,000 | $39.42 |
| Mean | $61,250 | $29.45 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.