Trucking pay in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
In Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,080 a year ($23.60 an hour), across 3,980 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,980 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $49,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,820 | $18.66 |
| 25th percentile | $44,660 | — |
| Median | $49,080 | $23.60 |
| 75th percentile | $57,940 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,760 | $34.02 |
| Mean | $52,150 | $25.07 |
Light truck drivers
1,120 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $32,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,820 | $11.45 |
| 25th percentile | $25,100 | — |
| Median | $32,830 | $15.79 |
| 75th percentile | $40,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,100 | $23.12 |
| Mean | $34,510 | $16.59 |
Driver/sales workers
570 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $20,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,720 | $8.52 |
| 25th percentile | $20,800 | — |
| Median | $20,800 | $10.00 |
| 75th percentile | $46,520 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,140 | $25.07 |
| Mean | $32,710 | $15.72 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
3,890 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $39,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,470 | $17.05 |
| 25th percentile | $39,730 | — |
| Median | $39,980 | $19.22 |
| 75th percentile | $45,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,370 | $24.22 |
| Mean | $42,380 | $20.38 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
290 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $48,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,090 | $17.83 |
| 25th percentile | $42,080 | — |
| Median | $48,420 | $23.28 |
| 75th percentile | $59,310 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,850 | $35.51 |
| Mean | $51,930 | $24.97 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,050 employed in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $58,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,420 | $18.47 |
| 25th percentile | $47,140 | — |
| Median | $58,960 | $28.35 |
| 75th percentile | $74,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,200 | $40.00 |
| Mean | $61,490 | $29.56 |
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.