Trucking pay in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
In Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,820 a year ($27.32 an hour), across 4,950 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,950 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $56,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,780 | $21.05 |
| 25th percentile | $49,180 | — |
| Median | $56,820 | $27.32 |
| 75th percentile | $63,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,620 | $35.40 |
| Mean | $56,760 | $27.29 |
Light truck drivers
1,250 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $38,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,960 | $12.00 |
| 25th percentile | $28,950 | — |
| Median | $38,940 | $18.72 |
| 75th percentile | $49,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,150 | $33.73 |
| Mean | $43,900 | $21.11 |
Driver/sales workers
520 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $34,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,610 | $8.47 |
| 25th percentile | $17,680 | — |
| Median | $34,910 | $16.78 |
| 75th percentile | $47,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,480 | $27.16 |
| Mean | $34,520 | $16.60 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,410 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $48,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,830 | $18.19 |
| 25th percentile | $43,430 | — |
| Median | $48,780 | $23.45 |
| 75th percentile | $59,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,660 | $30.13 |
| Mean | $50,470 | $24.26 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
250 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $49,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,490 | $16.10 |
| 25th percentile | $38,310 | — |
| Median | $49,750 | $23.92 |
| 75th percentile | $62,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,160 | $36.62 |
| Mean | $52,650 | $25.31 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
890 employed in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $58,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,420 | $17.51 |
| 25th percentile | $44,650 | — |
| Median | $58,760 | $28.25 |
| 75th percentile | $73,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,570 | $40.18 |
| Mean | $59,750 | $28.73 |
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.