Trucking pay in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
In East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,290 a year ($23.70 an hour), across 1,030 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,030 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $49,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,970 | $17.78 |
| 25th percentile | $44,480 | — |
| Median | $49,290 | $23.70 |
| 75th percentile | $59,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,660 | $36.86 |
| Mean | $53,940 | $25.94 |
Light truck drivers
620 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $37,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,950 | $11.04 |
| 25th percentile | $30,180 | — |
| Median | $37,980 | $18.26 |
| 75th percentile | $48,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,790 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $44,120 | $21.21 |
Driver/sales workers
370 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $37,030 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,280 | $9.75 |
| 25th percentile | $26,000 | — |
| Median | $37,030 | $17.80 |
| 75th percentile | $46,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,470 | $23.79 |
| Mean | $36,460 | $17.53 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
100 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $46,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,150 | $15.46 |
| 25th percentile | $36,560 | — |
| Median | $46,320 | $22.27 |
| 75th percentile | $51,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,070 | $33.69 |
| Mean | $46,760 | $22.48 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
80 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $38,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,450 | $16.56 |
| 25th percentile | $38,430 | — |
| Median | $38,430 | $18.48 |
| 75th percentile | $57,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,790 | $30.19 |
| Mean | $45,830 | $22.03 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
290 employed in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $52,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,260 | $15.99 |
| 25th percentile | $43,890 | — |
| Median | $52,580 | $25.28 |
| 75th percentile | $67,720 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,000 | $37.50 |
| Mean | $55,540 | $26.70 |
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.