Trucking pay in Burlington, NC
In Burlington, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,290 a year ($27.06 an hour), across 1,020 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,020 employed in Burlington, NC, median $56,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,870 | $19.17 |
| 25th percentile | $47,460 | — |
| Median | $56,290 | $27.06 |
| 75th percentile | $77,520 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,000 | $45.19 |
| Mean | $61,270 | $29.46 |
Light truck drivers
370 employed in Burlington, NC, median $37,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,900 | $11.97 |
| 25th percentile | $26,480 | — |
| Median | $37,940 | $18.24 |
| 75th percentile | $48,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,280 | $28.02 |
| Mean | $39,830 | $19.15 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
590 employed in Burlington, NC, median $44,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,920 | $17.75 |
| 25th percentile | $40,500 | — |
| Median | $44,910 | $21.59 |
| 75th percentile | $58,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,610 | $30.58 |
| Mean | $48,040 | $23.10 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Burlington, NC, median $45,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,610 | $17.12 |
| 25th percentile | $39,650 | — |
| Median | $45,760 | $22.00 |
| 75th percentile | $58,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,340 | $31.89 |
| Mean | $49,980 | $24.03 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
500 employed in Burlington, NC, median $54,220 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,000 | $20.19 |
| 25th percentile | $50,370 | — |
| Median | $54,220 | $26.07 |
| 75th percentile | $64,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,890 | $37.93 |
| Mean | $58,360 | $28.06 |
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.