Trucking pay in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $61,720 a year ($29.68 an hour), across 16,110 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.3% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
16,110 employed in Columbus, OH, median $61,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,510 | $22.36 |
| 25th percentile | $51,710 | — |
| Median | $61,720 | $29.68 |
| 75th percentile | $75,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,080 | $43.31 |
| Mean | $64,760 | $31.13 |
Light truck drivers
7,210 employed in Columbus, OH, median $43,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,930 | $13.43 |
| 25th percentile | $35,800 | — |
| Median | $43,800 | $21.06 |
| 75th percentile | $47,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,250 | $32.33 |
| Mean | $45,480 | $21.87 |
Driver/sales workers
3,620 employed in Columbus, OH, median $36,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,640 | $10.88 |
| 25th percentile | $26,260 | — |
| Median | $36,730 | $17.66 |
| 75th percentile | $46,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,750 | $27.28 |
| Mean | $38,370 | $18.45 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
11,910 employed in Columbus, OH, median $46,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,010 | $18.76 |
| 25th percentile | $45,010 | — |
| Median | $46,780 | $22.49 |
| 75th percentile | $61,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,900 | $32.16 |
| Mean | $51,070 | $24.55 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,220 employed in Columbus, OH, median $51,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,110 | $18.80 |
| 25th percentile | $46,820 | — |
| Median | $51,640 | $24.83 |
| 75th percentile | $63,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,980 | $37.01 |
| Mean | $55,920 | $26.88 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
5,570 employed in Columbus, OH, median $62,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,510 | $22.36 |
| 25th percentile | $51,000 | — |
| Median | $62,260 | $29.93 |
| 75th percentile | $77,810 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,150 | $41.42 |
| Mean | $65,420 | $31.45 |
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.