Trucking pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,120 a year ($26.98 an hour), across 18,700 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
18,700 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $56,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,240 | $21.27 |
| 25th percentile | $47,600 | — |
| Median | $56,120 | $26.98 |
| 75th percentile | $64,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,490 | $37.26 |
| Mean | $58,020 | $27.89 |
Light truck drivers
9,560 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $42,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,130 | $13.52 |
| 25th percentile | $35,920 | — |
| Median | $42,860 | $20.61 |
| 75th percentile | $48,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,470 | $31.00 |
| Mean | $45,290 | $21.77 |
Driver/sales workers
4,180 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $37,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,290 | $9.76 |
| 25th percentile | $22,930 | — |
| Median | $37,830 | $18.19 |
| 75th percentile | $51,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,100 | $29.86 |
| Mean | $40,820 | $19.63 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
8,330 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $43,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,390 | $17.49 |
| 25th percentile | $38,520 | — |
| Median | $43,880 | $21.10 |
| 75th percentile | $47,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,370 | $25.18 |
| Mean | $44,190 | $21.24 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,830 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $50,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,640 | $18.58 |
| 25th percentile | $44,300 | — |
| Median | $50,520 | $24.29 |
| 75th percentile | $61,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,740 | $35.93 |
| Mean | $53,890 | $25.91 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
6,590 employed in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, median $63,470 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,370 | $21.33 |
| 25th percentile | $50,600 | — |
| Median | $63,470 | $30.51 |
| 75th percentile | $76,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,940 | $43.72 |
| Mean | $65,880 | $31.67 |
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.