Trucking pay in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,460 a year ($26.18 an hour), across 9,170 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
9,170 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $54,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,370 | $18.45 |
| 25th percentile | $44,580 | — |
| Median | $54,460 | $26.18 |
| 75th percentile | $66,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,460 | $37.24 |
| Mean | $56,600 | $27.21 |
Light truck drivers
3,730 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $40,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,750 | $13.82 |
| 25th percentile | $35,300 | — |
| Median | $40,080 | $19.27 |
| 75th percentile | $49,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,690 | $45.04 |
| Mean | $47,230 | $22.71 |
Driver/sales workers
1,000 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $43,870 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,510 | $12.74 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $43,870 | $21.09 |
| 75th percentile | $58,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,300 | $29.95 |
| Mean | $45,060 | $21.66 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
4,100 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $48,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,850 | $17.24 |
| 25th percentile | $39,250 | — |
| Median | $48,570 | $23.35 |
| 75th percentile | $51,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,130 | $29.87 |
| Mean | $48,260 | $23.20 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
460 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $48,110 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,950 | $16.81 |
| 25th percentile | $39,240 | — |
| Median | $48,110 | $23.13 |
| 75th percentile | $60,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,460 | $32.92 |
| Mean | $51,280 | $24.66 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
3,130 employed in Birmingham, AL, median $61,400 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,100 | $18.80 |
| 25th percentile | $48,760 | — |
| Median | $61,400 | $29.52 |
| 75th percentile | $77,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $97,820 | $47.03 |
| Mean | $65,610 | $31.54 |
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.