Trucking pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,530 a year ($28.62 an hour), across 55,670 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.5% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
55,670 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $59,530 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,810 | $20.58 |
| 25th percentile | $49,090 | — |
| Median | $59,530 | $28.62 |
| 75th percentile | $73,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,990 | $44.22 |
| Mean | $62,720 | $30.16 |
Light truck drivers
25,890 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $44,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,480 | $14.17 |
| 25th percentile | $36,690 | — |
| Median | $44,050 | $21.18 |
| 75th percentile | $50,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,250 | $40.02 |
| Mean | $48,580 | $23.36 |
Driver/sales workers
9,970 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $44,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,030 | $9.15 |
| 25th percentile | $27,280 | — |
| Median | $44,440 | $21.36 |
| 75th percentile | $56,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,560 | $31.04 |
| Mean | $43,570 | $20.95 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
34,650 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $47,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,530 | $17.56 |
| 25th percentile | $39,280 | — |
| Median | $47,230 | $22.71 |
| 75th percentile | $52,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,020 | $28.86 |
| Mean | $47,670 | $22.92 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
7,170 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $48,030 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,360 | $16.04 |
| 25th percentile | $37,810 | — |
| Median | $48,030 | $23.09 |
| 75th percentile | $59,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,890 | $36.97 |
| Mean | $51,620 | $24.82 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
19,490 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, median $60,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,010 | $19.24 |
| 25th percentile | $47,730 | — |
| Median | $60,260 | $28.97 |
| 75th percentile | $77,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,690 | $45.52 |
| Mean | $64,680 | $31.10 |
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.