Trucking pay in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
In Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $52,950 a year ($25.46 an hour), across 2,170 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,170 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $52,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,370 | $17.48 |
| 25th percentile | $45,750 | — |
| Median | $52,950 | $25.46 |
| 75th percentile | $60,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,530 | $34.87 |
| Mean | $53,190 | $25.57 |
Light truck drivers
490 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $42,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,940 | $11.51 |
| 25th percentile | $30,820 | — |
| Median | $42,260 | $20.32 |
| 75th percentile | $50,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,880 | $46.58 |
| Mean | $45,960 | $22.10 |
Driver/sales workers
470 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $32,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $15,430 | $7.42 |
| 25th percentile | $19,060 | — |
| Median | $32,160 | $15.46 |
| 75th percentile | $44,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,570 | $26.72 |
| Mean | $33,400 | $16.06 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
570 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $37,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,770 | $14.80 |
| 25th percentile | $35,450 | — |
| Median | $37,630 | $18.09 |
| 75th percentile | $45,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,910 | $24.00 |
| Mean | $40,820 | $19.62 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
170 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $44,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,950 | $12.96 |
| 25th percentile | $36,760 | — |
| Median | $44,970 | $21.62 |
| 75th percentile | $58,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,790 | $35.48 |
| Mean | $48,410 | $23.27 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
460 employed in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, median $51,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,200 | $16.92 |
| 25th percentile | $38,830 | — |
| Median | $51,990 | $25.00 |
| 75th percentile | $73,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $101,590 | $48.84 |
| Mean | $59,630 | $28.67 |
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.