Trucking pay in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,480 a year ($27.63 an hour), across 650 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
650 employed in Chico, CA, median $57,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,930 | $19.20 |
| 25th percentile | $46,880 | — |
| Median | $57,480 | $27.63 |
| 75th percentile | $63,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,220 | $35.20 |
| Mean | $57,110 | $27.46 |
Light truck drivers
480 employed in Chico, CA, median $45,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,470 | $17.06 |
| 25th percentile | $39,210 | — |
| Median | $45,990 | $22.11 |
| 75th percentile | $49,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,590 | $33.46 |
| Mean | $49,470 | $23.78 |
Driver/sales workers
190 employed in Chico, CA, median $42,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,020 | $17.80 |
| 25th percentile | $37,810 | — |
| Median | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 75th percentile | $50,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,570 | $27.68 |
| Mean | $45,630 | $21.94 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
240 employed in Chico, CA, median $45,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,790 | $18.17 |
| 25th percentile | $39,920 | — |
| Median | $45,820 | $22.03 |
| 75th percentile | $51,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,630 | $30.11 |
| Mean | $47,250 | $22.71 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Chico, CA, median $48,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,710 | $18.13 |
| 25th percentile | $43,920 | — |
| Median | $48,160 | $23.16 |
| 75th percentile | $58,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,110 | $38.04 |
| Mean | $53,420 | $25.68 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
230 employed in Chico, CA, median $59,180 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,890 | $21.10 |
| 25th percentile | $49,400 | — |
| Median | $59,180 | $28.45 |
| 75th percentile | $72,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,170 | $39.99 |
| Mean | $62,080 | $29.85 |
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.