Trucking pay in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
In Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,430 a year ($23.28 an hour), across 2,470 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 17.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,470 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $48,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,870 | $17.73 |
| 25th percentile | $43,780 | — |
| Median | $48,430 | $23.28 |
| 75th percentile | $59,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,810 | $34.52 |
| Mean | $52,550 | $25.26 |
Light truck drivers
960 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $40,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $29,820 | — |
| Median | $40,270 | $19.36 |
| 75th percentile | $50,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,670 | $45.51 |
| Mean | $47,930 | $23.04 |
Driver/sales workers
560 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $28,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,600 | — |
| Median | $28,670 | $13.78 |
| 75th percentile | $36,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,710 | $25.82 |
| Mean | $35,140 | $16.90 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
790 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $40,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,310 | $16.98 |
| 25th percentile | $37,470 | — |
| Median | $40,900 | $19.67 |
| 75th percentile | $44,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,260 | $28.97 |
| Mean | $42,300 | $20.34 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $51,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,420 | $17.51 |
| 25th percentile | $42,030 | — |
| Median | $51,990 | $25.00 |
| 75th percentile | $61,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,590 | $34.90 |
| Mean | $53,710 | $25.82 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
450 employed in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $56,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,400 | $18.94 |
| 25th percentile | $45,750 | — |
| Median | $56,800 | $27.31 |
| 75th percentile | $70,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,300 | $39.57 |
| Mean | $59,230 | $28.48 |
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.