Trucking pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $63,900 a year ($30.72 an hour), across 14,320 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.0% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
14,320 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $63,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,270 | $23.21 |
| 25th percentile | $58,310 | — |
| Median | $63,900 | $30.72 |
| 75th percentile | $72,810 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,620 | $39.72 |
| Mean | $66,130 | $31.79 |
Light truck drivers
9,500 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $49,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,610 | $19.04 |
| 25th percentile | $45,860 | — |
| Median | $49,360 | $23.73 |
| 75th percentile | $59,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,250 | $39.55 |
| Mean | $54,650 | $26.27 |
Driver/sales workers
5,630 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $46,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,000 | $16.35 |
| 25th percentile | $37,010 | — |
| Median | $46,600 | $22.40 |
| 75th percentile | $50,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,010 | $28.85 |
| Mean | $47,180 | $22.68 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
5,410 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $52,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,780 | $21.53 |
| 25th percentile | $47,440 | — |
| Median | $52,190 | $25.09 |
| 75th percentile | $61,940 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,350 | $31.90 |
| Mean | $55,220 | $26.55 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
2,000 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $55,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,260 | $21.28 |
| 25th percentile | $49,260 | — |
| Median | $55,610 | $26.73 |
| 75th percentile | $64,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,930 | $38.91 |
| Mean | $59,660 | $28.68 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
6,870 employed in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, median $69,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $50,200 | $24.14 |
| 25th percentile | $57,040 | — |
| Median | $69,250 | $33.29 |
| 75th percentile | $82,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $100,980 | $48.55 |
| Mean | $73,230 | $35.21 |
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.