Trucking pay in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $52,820 a year ($25.39 an hour), across 850 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
850 employed in Columbia, MO, median $52,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,670 | $18.11 |
| 25th percentile | $47,250 | — |
| Median | $52,820 | $25.39 |
| 75th percentile | $65,070 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,590 | $35.86 |
| Mean | $56,210 | $27.02 |
Light truck drivers
560 employed in Columbia, MO, median $42,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,900 | $13.89 |
| 25th percentile | $35,300 | — |
| Median | $42,710 | $20.53 |
| 75th percentile | $49,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,790 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $48,300 | $23.22 |
Driver/sales workers
180 employed in Columbia, MO, median $35,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,600 | — |
| Median | $35,600 | $17.12 |
| 75th percentile | $46,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,530 | $24.29 |
| Mean | $38,180 | $18.36 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
120 employed in Columbia, MO, median $41,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,800 | $16.73 |
| 25th percentile | $36,740 | — |
| Median | $41,650 | $20.03 |
| 75th percentile | $49,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,470 | $23.78 |
| Mean | $42,490 | $20.43 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
110 employed in Columbia, MO, median $45,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,600 | $16.64 |
| 25th percentile | $38,150 | — |
| Median | $45,440 | $21.85 |
| 75th percentile | $56,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,380 | $35.28 |
| Mean | $49,660 | $23.88 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
280 employed in Columbia, MO, median $58,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,180 | $19.80 |
| 25th percentile | $47,300 | — |
| Median | $58,450 | $28.10 |
| 75th percentile | $71,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,480 | $44.46 |
| Mean | $61,430 | $29.54 |
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.