Trucking pay in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
In East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,760 a year ($27.77 an hour), across 3,070 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,070 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $57,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,010 | $18.76 |
| 25th percentile | $46,500 | — |
| Median | $57,760 | $27.77 |
| 75th percentile | $73,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $99,530 | $47.85 |
| Mean | $61,830 | $29.73 |
Light truck drivers
1,080 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $43,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $35,390 | — |
| Median | $43,840 | $21.08 |
| 75th percentile | $51,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,670 | $31.57 |
| Mean | $47,850 | $23.01 |
Driver/sales workers
400 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $36,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $36,660 | $17.63 |
| 75th percentile | $44,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,930 | $27.37 |
| Mean | $39,440 | $18.96 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,170 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $49,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,140 | $19.30 |
| 25th percentile | $42,510 | — |
| Median | $49,500 | $23.80 |
| 75th percentile | $61,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,920 | $29.77 |
| Mean | $50,870 | $24.46 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $48,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,640 | $16.65 |
| 25th percentile | $40,700 | — |
| Median | $48,950 | $23.54 |
| 75th percentile | $65,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,220 | $40.01 |
| Mean | $54,530 | $26.22 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
600 employed in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $65,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,240 | $21.27 |
| 25th percentile | $54,810 | — |
| Median | $65,990 | $31.73 |
| 75th percentile | $77,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,790 | $45.57 |
| Mean | $68,180 | $32.78 |
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.