Trucking pay in Dover, DE
In Dover, DE, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,150 a year ($26.04 an hour), across 1,440 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,440 employed in Dover, DE, median $54,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,880 | $21.58 |
| 25th percentile | $49,070 | — |
| Median | $54,150 | $26.04 |
| 75th percentile | $56,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,620 | $32.51 |
| Mean | $53,900 | $25.92 |
Light truck drivers
550 employed in Dover, DE, median $39,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $39,780 | $19.13 |
| 75th percentile | $48,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,850 | $45.12 |
| Mean | $46,010 | $22.12 |
Driver/sales workers
150 employed in Dover, DE, median $31,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 75th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| Mean | $31,930 | $15.35 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
500 employed in Dover, DE, median $46,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,760 | $17.19 |
| 25th percentile | $39,920 | — |
| Median | $46,210 | $22.22 |
| 75th percentile | $51,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,730 | $28.24 |
| Mean | $46,630 | $22.42 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Dover, DE, median $52,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,860 | $16.28 |
| 25th percentile | $39,000 | — |
| Median | $52,140 | $25.07 |
| 75th percentile | $57,220 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,530 | $27.66 |
| Mean | $49,930 | $24.01 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
290 employed in Dover, DE, median $61,850 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 25th percentile | $51,420 | — |
| Median | $61,850 | $29.73 |
| 75th percentile | $74,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,560 | $44.02 |
| Mean | $64,630 | $31.07 |
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.