Trucking pay in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
In Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,610 a year ($23.85 an hour), across 1,910 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,910 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $49,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,210 | $17.89 |
| 25th percentile | $45,860 | — |
| Median | $49,610 | $23.85 |
| 75th percentile | $59,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,640 | $36.37 |
| Mean | $53,380 | $25.67 |
Light truck drivers
810 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $35,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,180 | $11.14 |
| 25th percentile | $28,450 | — |
| Median | $35,420 | $17.03 |
| 75th percentile | $46,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,630 | $30.11 |
| Mean | $40,890 | $19.66 |
Driver/sales workers
440 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $25,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,510 | $8.42 |
| 25th percentile | $20,070 | — |
| Median | $25,670 | $12.34 |
| 75th percentile | $42,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,040 | $23.58 |
| Mean | $31,250 | $15.02 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
830 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $45,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,400 | $16.54 |
| 25th percentile | $37,190 | — |
| Median | $45,360 | $21.81 |
| 75th percentile | $50,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,520 | $29.58 |
| Mean | $45,550 | $21.90 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
110 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $45,240 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,140 | $14.97 |
| 25th percentile | $38,430 | — |
| Median | $45,240 | $21.75 |
| 75th percentile | $59,580 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,620 | $33.95 |
| Mean | $49,770 | $23.93 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
610 employed in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $56,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,120 | $17.37 |
| 25th percentile | $44,120 | — |
| Median | $56,730 | $27.28 |
| 75th percentile | $70,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,150 | $41.42 |
| Mean | $59,370 | $28.54 |
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.