Trucking pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL
In Auburn-Opelika, AL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,210 a year ($23.66 an hour), across 1,090 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,090 employed in Auburn-Opelika, AL, median $49,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,830 | $18.67 |
| 25th percentile | $43,490 | — |
| Median | $49,210 | $23.66 |
| 75th percentile | $60,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,020 | $37.51 |
| Mean | $54,540 | $26.22 |
Light truck drivers
340 employed in Auburn-Opelika, AL, median $36,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,830 | $12.90 |
| 25th percentile | $30,520 | — |
| Median | $36,960 | $17.77 |
| 75th percentile | $48,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,160 | $43.83 |
| Mean | $44,640 | $21.46 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
640 employed in Auburn-Opelika, AL, median $44,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,410 | $14.62 |
| 25th percentile | $36,990 | — |
| Median | $44,160 | $21.23 |
| 75th percentile | $63,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,270 | $30.42 |
| Mean | $46,190 | $22.21 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Auburn-Opelika, AL, median $48,690 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,820 | $17.70 |
| 25th percentile | $43,760 | — |
| Median | $48,690 | $23.41 |
| 75th percentile | $63,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,600 | $44.52 |
| Mean | $55,920 | $26.89 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
370 employed in Auburn-Opelika, AL, median $57,870 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,850 | $17.72 |
| 25th percentile | $46,580 | — |
| Median | $57,870 | $27.82 |
| 75th percentile | $74,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,840 | $43.19 |
| Mean | $61,150 | $29.40 |
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.