Trucking pay in Charleston, WV
In Charleston, WV, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,580 a year ($23.84 an hour), across 1,430 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,430 employed in Charleston, WV, median $49,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,940 | $17.28 |
| 25th percentile | $42,520 | — |
| Median | $49,580 | $23.84 |
| 75th percentile | $60,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,650 | $35.89 |
| Mean | $53,950 | $25.94 |
Light truck drivers
590 employed in Charleston, WV, median $42,890 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,340 | $11.70 |
| 25th percentile | $29,500 | — |
| Median | $42,890 | $20.62 |
| 75th percentile | $61,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,730 | $45.06 |
| Mean | $50,000 | $24.04 |
Driver/sales workers
380 employed in Charleston, WV, median $23,060 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,760 | $9.02 |
| 25th percentile | $20,520 | — |
| Median | $23,060 | $11.09 |
| 75th percentile | $38,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,260 | $27.05 |
| Mean | $30,460 | $14.64 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
100 employed in Charleston, WV, median $43,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,820 | $16.26 |
| 25th percentile | $36,850 | — |
| Median | $43,570 | $20.95 |
| 75th percentile | $45,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,650 | $24.35 |
| Mean | $43,010 | $20.68 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Charleston, WV, median $46,100 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,650 | $13.77 |
| 25th percentile | $35,410 | — |
| Median | $46,100 | $22.16 |
| 75th percentile | $60,320 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,170 | $30.37 |
| Mean | $47,230 | $22.71 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
350 employed in Charleston, WV, median $55,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,570 | $18.06 |
| 25th percentile | $43,920 | — |
| Median | $55,150 | $26.51 |
| 75th percentile | $74,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,240 | $46.27 |
| Mean | $61,600 | $29.62 |
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.