Trucking pay in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,280 a year ($24.65 an hour), across 5,630 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 12.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
5,630 employed in Columbia, SC, median $51,280 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,750 | $18.15 |
| 25th percentile | $45,760 | — |
| Median | $51,280 | $24.65 |
| 75th percentile | $64,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,990 | $37.98 |
| Mean | $56,240 | $27.04 |
Light truck drivers
2,100 employed in Columbia, SC, median $37,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,080 | $11.58 |
| 25th percentile | $30,960 | — |
| Median | $37,600 | $18.08 |
| 75th percentile | $48,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,910 | $38.90 |
| Mean | $43,770 | $21.04 |
Driver/sales workers
1,170 employed in Columbia, SC, median $22,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,410 | $8.37 |
| 25th percentile | $21,780 | — |
| Median | $22,900 | $11.01 |
| 75th percentile | $42,220 | — |
| 90th percentile | $46,270 | $22.24 |
| Mean | $30,510 | $14.67 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,930 employed in Columbia, SC, median $43,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,980 | $17.30 |
| 25th percentile | $38,080 | — |
| Median | $43,500 | $20.91 |
| 75th percentile | $48,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,420 | $27.60 |
| Mean | $45,110 | $21.69 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
430 employed in Columbia, SC, median $47,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,250 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $38,680 | — |
| Median | $47,550 | $22.86 |
| 75th percentile | $62,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,580 | $35.85 |
| Mean | $51,300 | $24.66 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,450 employed in Columbia, SC, median $62,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,020 | $21.64 |
| 25th percentile | $52,390 | — |
| Median | $62,860 | $30.22 |
| 75th percentile | $75,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $87,850 | $42.24 |
| Mean | $65,600 | $31.54 |
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.