Trucking pay in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,440 a year ($28.58 an hour), across 4,710 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.4% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,710 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $59,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,440 | $22.33 |
| 25th percentile | $50,320 | — |
| Median | $59,440 | $28.58 |
| 75th percentile | $66,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,580 | $37.78 |
| Mean | $61,990 | $29.80 |
Light truck drivers
4,260 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $42,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $35,050 | — |
| Median | $42,640 | $20.50 |
| 75th percentile | $47,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,230 | $30.88 |
| Mean | $45,280 | $21.77 |
Driver/sales workers
930 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $39,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $32,240 | — |
| Median | $39,300 | $18.90 |
| 75th percentile | $47,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,060 | $28.87 |
| Mean | $43,140 | $20.74 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,310 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $47,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,520 | $18.04 |
| 25th percentile | $43,020 | — |
| Median | $47,630 | $22.90 |
| 75th percentile | $60,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,530 | $37.76 |
| Mean | $53,050 | $25.51 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
500 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $48,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,670 | $16.19 |
| 25th percentile | $40,580 | — |
| Median | $48,880 | $23.50 |
| 75th percentile | $56,770 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,330 | $32.37 |
| Mean | $50,660 | $24.36 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
2,000 employed in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, median $61,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,420 | $20.88 |
| 25th percentile | $49,620 | — |
| Median | $61,160 | $29.41 |
| 75th percentile | $75,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,740 | $41.70 |
| Mean | $63,970 | $30.75 |
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.