Trucking pay in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
In Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,210 a year ($23.18 an hour), across 4,160 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 17.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,160 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $48,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,410 | $17.50 |
| 25th percentile | $43,260 | — |
| Median | $48,210 | $23.18 |
| 75th percentile | $59,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,200 | $35.19 |
| Mean | $51,720 | $24.86 |
Light truck drivers
1,550 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $37,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,730 | $11.89 |
| 25th percentile | $29,200 | — |
| Median | $37,550 | $18.05 |
| 75th percentile | $45,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,020 | $28.86 |
| Mean | $40,770 | $19.60 |
Driver/sales workers
950 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $34,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,110 | $8.23 |
| 25th percentile | $21,220 | — |
| Median | $34,050 | $16.37 |
| 75th percentile | $46,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,060 | $25.51 |
| Mean | $34,690 | $16.68 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,350 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $37,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,160 | $14.98 |
| 25th percentile | $35,990 | — |
| Median | $37,970 | $18.25 |
| 75th percentile | $44,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,650 | $23.39 |
| Mean | $40,200 | $19.33 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
230 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $47,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,870 | $15.81 |
| 25th percentile | $38,990 | — |
| Median | $47,330 | $22.76 |
| 75th percentile | $57,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,490 | $31.00 |
| Mean | $48,820 | $23.47 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,110 employed in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $58,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,800 | $18.18 |
| 25th percentile | $45,940 | — |
| Median | $58,330 | $28.04 |
| 75th percentile | $73,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,200 | $40.00 |
| Mean | $60,560 | $29.12 |
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.