Trucking pay in Bismarck, ND
In Bismarck, ND, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $62,000 a year ($29.81 an hour), across 1,070 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.7% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,070 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $62,000 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,320 | $23.23 |
| 25th percentile | $57,350 | — |
| Median | $62,000 | $29.81 |
| 75th percentile | $79,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $95,370 | $45.85 |
| Mean | $67,230 | $32.32 |
Light truck drivers
340 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $48,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,090 | $15.91 |
| 25th percentile | $38,060 | — |
| Median | $48,090 | $23.12 |
| 75th percentile | $49,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,140 | $36.13 |
| Mean | $50,010 | $24.04 |
Driver/sales workers
320 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $34,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,100 | $9.18 |
| 25th percentile | $23,490 | — |
| Median | $34,670 | $16.67 |
| 75th percentile | $57,830 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,070 | $29.84 |
| Mean | $39,310 | $18.90 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
60 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $47,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,890 | $19.18 |
| 25th percentile | $40,900 | — |
| Median | $47,660 | $22.91 |
| 75th percentile | $57,290 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,030 | $29.82 |
| Mean | $49,800 | $23.94 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $48,510 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,880 | $18.69 |
| 25th percentile | $48,150 | — |
| Median | $48,510 | $23.32 |
| 75th percentile | $62,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,210 | $36.64 |
| Mean | $55,390 | $26.63 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
200 employed in Bismarck, ND, median $60,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,760 | $22.48 |
| 25th percentile | $51,880 | — |
| Median | $60,460 | $29.07 |
| 75th percentile | $78,170 | — |
| 90th percentile | $102,770 | $49.41 |
| Mean | $68,440 | $32.91 |
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.