Trucking pay in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
In Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,390 a year ($24.23 an hour), across 1,120 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 14.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,120 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $50,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,400 | $17.98 |
| 25th percentile | $45,910 | — |
| Median | $50,390 | $24.23 |
| 75th percentile | $59,330 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,950 | $37.48 |
| Mean | $55,140 | $26.51 |
Light truck drivers
240 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $36,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,070 | $12.54 |
| 25th percentile | $29,020 | — |
| Median | $36,780 | $17.69 |
| 75th percentile | $42,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,400 | $24.23 |
| Mean | $38,740 | $18.62 |
Driver/sales workers
110 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $38,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,220 | $11.16 |
| 25th percentile | $29,760 | — |
| Median | $38,300 | $18.41 |
| 75th percentile | $47,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,300 | $26.11 |
| Mean | $39,440 | $18.96 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
180 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $37,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,120 | $13.52 |
| 25th percentile | $32,860 | — |
| Median | $37,790 | $18.17 |
| 75th percentile | $44,070 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,060 | $26.95 |
| Mean | $39,630 | $19.06 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
100 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $44,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,000 | $12.50 |
| 25th percentile | $34,410 | — |
| Median | $44,460 | $21.38 |
| 75th percentile | $57,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,920 | $34.10 |
| Mean | $46,530 | $22.37 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
200 employed in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $56,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,080 | $18.79 |
| 25th percentile | $44,000 | — |
| Median | $56,590 | $27.21 |
| 75th percentile | $75,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $100,050 | $48.10 |
| Mean | $62,790 | $30.19 |
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.