Trucking pay in Charleston-North Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,150 a year ($26.52 an hour), across 6,020 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
6,020 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $55,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,590 | $19.99 |
| 25th percentile | $48,300 | — |
| Median | $55,150 | $26.52 |
| 75th percentile | $66,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,550 | $37.29 |
| Mean | $57,950 | $27.86 |
Light truck drivers
2,030 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $38,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,080 | $13.02 |
| 25th percentile | $30,380 | — |
| Median | $38,300 | $18.42 |
| 75th percentile | $47,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,420 | $27.13 |
| Mean | $41,350 | $19.88 |
Driver/sales workers
580 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $36,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,130 | $8.72 |
| 25th percentile | $22,800 | — |
| Median | $36,650 | $17.62 |
| 75th percentile | $50,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,300 | $29.47 |
| Mean | $37,010 | $17.79 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,420 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $46,890 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,750 | $18.15 |
| 25th percentile | $40,560 | — |
| Median | $46,890 | $22.54 |
| 75th percentile | $50,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,360 | $39.11 |
| Mean | $50,380 | $24.22 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
500 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $48,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,080 | $16.86 |
| 25th percentile | $41,600 | — |
| Median | $48,200 | $23.17 |
| 75th percentile | $61,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,570 | $35.85 |
| Mean | $52,580 | $25.28 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,380 employed in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, median $63,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,690 | $21.01 |
| 25th percentile | $52,280 | — |
| Median | $63,440 | $30.50 |
| 75th percentile | $77,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,000 | $43.27 |
| Mean | $66,130 | $31.79 |
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.