Trucking pay in Bellingham, WA
In Bellingham, WA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $61,890 a year ($29.76 an hour), across 1,200 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.5% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,200 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $61,890 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,420 | $23.28 |
| 25th percentile | $57,500 | — |
| Median | $61,890 | $29.76 |
| 75th percentile | $73,940 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,180 | $37.59 |
| Mean | $64,520 | $31.02 |
Light truck drivers
420 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $48,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,170 | $17.87 |
| 25th percentile | $41,220 | — |
| Median | $48,720 | $23.42 |
| 75th percentile | $60,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,390 | $47.30 |
| Mean | $54,590 | $26.24 |
Driver/sales workers
140 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $47,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,650 | $16.66 |
| 25th percentile | $35,860 | — |
| Median | $47,130 | $22.66 |
| 75th percentile | $56,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,480 | $31.00 |
| Mean | $47,980 | $23.07 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
280 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $49,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,700 | $19.09 |
| 25th percentile | $44,600 | — |
| Median | $49,270 | $23.69 |
| 75th percentile | $51,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,330 | $30.45 |
| Mean | $49,840 | $23.96 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
140 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $56,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,430 | $20.40 |
| 25th percentile | $48,520 | — |
| Median | $56,820 | $27.32 |
| 75th percentile | $69,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $85,180 | $40.95 |
| Mean | $60,880 | $29.27 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
340 employed in Bellingham, WA, median $71,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,050 | $23.10 |
| 25th percentile | $57,620 | — |
| Median | $71,270 | $34.27 |
| 75th percentile | $83,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $102,440 | $49.25 |
| Mean | $72,600 | $34.91 |
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.