Trucking pay in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
In Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $53,280 a year ($25.61 an hour), across 2,130 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,130 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $53,280 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,810 | $20.10 |
| 25th percentile | $46,890 | — |
| Median | $53,280 | $25.61 |
| 75th percentile | $61,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,990 | $37.98 |
| Mean | $56,200 | $27.02 |
Light truck drivers
1,820 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $40,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,130 | $13.52 |
| 25th percentile | $37,070 | — |
| Median | $40,730 | $19.58 |
| 75th percentile | $46,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,030 | $27.90 |
| Mean | $44,060 | $21.19 |
Driver/sales workers
660 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $30,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,240 | $10.21 |
| 25th percentile | $22,460 | — |
| Median | $30,970 | $14.89 |
| 75th percentile | $48,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,560 | $28.63 |
| Mean | $37,690 | $18.12 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
710 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $44,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,270 | $17.92 |
| 25th percentile | $38,840 | — |
| Median | $44,090 | $21.20 |
| 75th percentile | $48,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,790 | $27.79 |
| Mean | $45,120 | $21.69 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
260 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $50,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,720 | $18.13 |
| 25th percentile | $43,980 | — |
| Median | $50,350 | $24.21 |
| 75th percentile | $59,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,320 | $34.29 |
| Mean | $52,610 | $25.29 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
950 employed in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, median $62,000 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,560 | $21.42 |
| 25th percentile | $50,670 | — |
| Median | $62,000 | $29.81 |
| 75th percentile | $75,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $88,580 | $42.59 |
| Mean | $64,580 | $31.05 |
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.