Trucking pay in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
In Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,200 a year ($24.14 an hour), across 730 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 14.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
730 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $50,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,900 | $17.74 |
| 25th percentile | $46,420 | — |
| Median | $50,200 | $24.14 |
| 75th percentile | $61,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,050 | $37.04 |
| Mean | $55,150 | $26.51 |
Light truck drivers
210 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $35,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,710 | — |
| Median | $35,020 | $16.84 |
| 75th percentile | $46,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,100 | $26.01 |
| Mean | $38,380 | $18.45 |
Driver/sales workers
130 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $36,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,600 | — |
| Median | $36,480 | $17.54 |
| 75th percentile | $49,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,390 | $28.07 |
| Mean | $40,880 | $19.66 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
90 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $44,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,800 | $16.25 |
| 25th percentile | $36,690 | — |
| Median | $44,150 | $21.23 |
| 75th percentile | $56,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,820 | $32.13 |
| Mean | $47,500 | $22.84 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $49,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,540 | $16.61 |
| 25th percentile | $35,140 | — |
| Median | $49,790 | $23.94 |
| 75th percentile | $67,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,270 | $40.03 |
| Mean | $55,280 | $26.58 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
120 employed in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, median $58,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,690 | $19.56 |
| 25th percentile | $46,530 | — |
| Median | $58,430 | $28.09 |
| 75th percentile | $75,220 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,660 | $44.55 |
| Mean | $63,140 | $30.36 |
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.