Trucking pay in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,730 a year ($28.24 an hour), across 1,980 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.2% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,980 employed in Appleton, WI, median $58,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,440 | $22.33 |
| 25th percentile | $49,830 | — |
| Median | $58,730 | $28.24 |
| 75th percentile | $62,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,510 | $36.30 |
| Mean | $58,230 | $28.00 |
Light truck drivers
920 employed in Appleton, WI, median $43,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,490 | $15.14 |
| 25th percentile | $39,840 | — |
| Median | $43,120 | $20.73 |
| 75th percentile | $50,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,250 | $29.93 |
| Mean | $46,240 | $22.23 |
Driver/sales workers
540 employed in Appleton, WI, median $27,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,470 | $9.84 |
| 25th percentile | $21,980 | — |
| Median | $27,590 | $13.27 |
| 75th percentile | $46,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,760 | $27.77 |
| Mean | $34,510 | $16.59 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
770 employed in Appleton, WI, median $47,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,960 | $18.73 |
| 25th percentile | $40,480 | — |
| Median | $47,540 | $22.86 |
| 75th percentile | $49,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,900 | $27.84 |
| Mean | $47,020 | $22.61 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Appleton, WI, median $49,370 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,860 | $13.40 |
| 25th percentile | $39,360 | — |
| Median | $49,370 | $23.74 |
| 75th percentile | $59,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,200 | $35.19 |
| Mean | $50,820 | $24.43 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
480 employed in Appleton, WI, median $62,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,960 | $20.65 |
| 25th percentile | $50,760 | — |
| Median | $62,340 | $29.97 |
| 75th percentile | $75,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $88,010 | $42.31 |
| Mean | $64,990 | $31.24 |
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.