Trucking pay in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
In East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $47,810 a year ($22.98 an hour), across 2,810 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 18.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,810 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $47,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,190 | $18.84 |
| 25th percentile | $46,030 | — |
| Median | $47,810 | $22.98 |
| 75th percentile | $58,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,630 | $34.92 |
| Mean | $53,190 | $25.57 |
Light truck drivers
790 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $39,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,260 | $11.67 |
| 25th percentile | $30,180 | — |
| Median | $39,760 | $19.12 |
| 75th percentile | $48,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,930 | $27.85 |
| Mean | $41,940 | $20.17 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $38,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,320 | $9.77 |
| 25th percentile | $24,260 | — |
| Median | $38,650 | $18.58 |
| 75th percentile | $45,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,720 | $23.42 |
| Mean | $36,990 | $17.78 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
930 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $46,180 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,530 | $16.60 |
| 25th percentile | $38,210 | — |
| Median | $46,180 | $22.20 |
| 75th percentile | $51,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,230 | $25.59 |
| Mean | $45,120 | $21.69 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $51,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,020 | $16.84 |
| 25th percentile | $39,630 | — |
| Median | $51,480 | $24.75 |
| 75th percentile | $58,210 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,080 | $34.65 |
| Mean | $51,570 | $24.79 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
560 employed in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $56,000 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,480 | $17.54 |
| 25th percentile | $45,020 | — |
| Median | $56,000 | $26.92 |
| 75th percentile | $68,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,420 | $39.63 |
| Mean | $57,920 | $27.85 |
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.