Trucking pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $62,300 a year ($29.95 an hour), across 62,210 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.2% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
62,210 employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $62,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,300 | $19.86 |
| 25th percentile | $50,580 | — |
| Median | $62,300 | $29.95 |
| 75th percentile | $77,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $88,230 | $42.42 |
| Mean | $65,170 | $31.33 |
Light truck drivers
34,680 employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $47,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,780 | $16.72 |
| 25th percentile | $42,460 | — |
| Median | $47,950 | $23.05 |
| 75th percentile | $61,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,900 | $44.18 |
| Mean | $54,780 | $26.34 |
Driver/sales workers
10,190 employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $40,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $40,490 | $19.46 |
| 75th percentile | $50,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,640 | $33.48 |
| Mean | $44,630 | $21.46 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
22,320 employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $47,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,200 | $18.37 |
| 25th percentile | $43,100 | — |
| Median | $47,950 | $23.05 |
| 75th percentile | $57,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,520 | $30.54 |
| Mean | $49,980 | $24.03 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
— employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $58,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,260 | $18.40 |
| 25th percentile | $47,620 | — |
| Median | $58,900 | $28.32 |
| 75th percentile | $73,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,590 | $39.71 |
| Mean | $60,100 | $28.90 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
19,280 employed in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, median $68,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,040 | $23.10 |
| 25th percentile | $56,910 | — |
| Median | $68,330 | $32.85 |
| 75th percentile | $80,570 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,900 | $47.55 |
| Mean | $71,290 | $34.27 |
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.