Trucking pay in Asheville, NC
In Asheville, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,750 a year ($24.88 an hour), across 2,040 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 11.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,040 employed in Asheville, NC, median $51,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,770 | $19.60 |
| 25th percentile | $47,210 | — |
| Median | $51,750 | $24.88 |
| 75th percentile | $63,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,250 | $34.74 |
| Mean | $55,180 | $26.53 |
Light truck drivers
1,430 employed in Asheville, NC, median $40,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,620 | $13.28 |
| 25th percentile | $36,140 | — |
| Median | $40,980 | $19.70 |
| 75th percentile | $45,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,770 | $29.70 |
| Mean | $44,010 | $21.16 |
Driver/sales workers
560 employed in Asheville, NC, median $35,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,480 | $9.85 |
| 25th percentile | $22,470 | — |
| Median | $35,390 | $17.01 |
| 75th percentile | $49,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,000 | $29.33 |
| Mean | $38,120 | $18.33 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
700 employed in Asheville, NC, median $47,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,010 | $17.31 |
| 25th percentile | $39,090 | — |
| Median | $47,010 | $22.60 |
| 75th percentile | $50,580 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,650 | $24.35 |
| Mean | $45,540 | $21.90 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
180 employed in Asheville, NC, median $49,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,230 | $15.98 |
| 25th percentile | $41,900 | — |
| Median | $49,310 | $23.71 |
| 75th percentile | $55,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,910 | $31.21 |
| Mean | $49,650 | $23.87 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
810 employed in Asheville, NC, median $58,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,830 | $20.11 |
| 25th percentile | $47,610 | — |
| Median | $58,080 | $27.92 |
| 75th percentile | $70,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,340 | $39.11 |
| Mean | $60,410 | $29.04 |
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.