Trucking pay in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
In East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $43,540 a year ($20.93 an hour), across 1,210 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 25.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,210 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $43,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,300 | $16.01 |
| 25th percentile | $36,700 | — |
| Median | $43,540 | $20.93 |
| 75th percentile | $48,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,130 | $30.35 |
| Mean | $45,940 | $22.09 |
Light truck drivers
330 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $33,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,230 | $12.13 |
| 25th percentile | $27,570 | — |
| Median | $33,520 | $16.12 |
| 75th percentile | $46,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,390 | $40.09 |
| Mean | $41,770 | $20.08 |
Driver/sales workers
150 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $33,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,600 | $11.35 |
| 25th percentile | $25,070 | — |
| Median | $33,160 | $15.94 |
| 75th percentile | $44,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,310 | $26.11 |
| Mean | $36,500 | $17.55 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
730 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $40,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,530 | $15.16 |
| 25th percentile | $35,550 | — |
| Median | $40,430 | $19.44 |
| 75th percentile | $45,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,400 | $25.67 |
| Mean | $40,880 | $19.65 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $50,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,460 | $13.20 |
| 25th percentile | $34,010 | — |
| Median | $50,950 | $24.50 |
| 75th percentile | $60,830 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,560 | $30.08 |
| Mean | $47,900 | $23.03 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
340 employed in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $54,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,970 | $17.30 |
| 25th percentile | $44,380 | — |
| Median | $54,950 | $26.42 |
| 75th percentile | $68,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,220 | $43.37 |
| Mean | $57,630 | $27.71 |
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.