Trucking pay in El Centro, CA
In El Centro, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,140 a year ($26.51 an hour), across 1,130 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,130 employed in El Centro, CA, median $55,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,870 | $18.21 |
| 25th percentile | $46,340 | — |
| Median | $55,140 | $26.51 |
| 75th percentile | $63,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,380 | $36.24 |
| Mean | $56,410 | $27.12 |
Light truck drivers
240 employed in El Centro, CA, median $43,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,750 | $16.71 |
| 25th percentile | $36,770 | — |
| Median | $43,380 | $20.85 |
| 75th percentile | $47,520 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,550 | $31.52 |
| Mean | $47,070 | $22.63 |
Driver/sales workers
160 employed in El Centro, CA, median $46,510 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,980 | $17.78 |
| 25th percentile | $38,510 | — |
| Median | $46,510 | $22.36 |
| 75th percentile | $57,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,130 | $29.39 |
| Mean | $48,870 | $23.50 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
340 employed in El Centro, CA, median $39,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,280 | $17.44 |
| 25th percentile | $37,430 | — |
| Median | $39,650 | $19.06 |
| 75th percentile | $45,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,110 | $28.90 |
| Mean | $43,490 | $20.91 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in El Centro, CA, median $53,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,430 | $18.48 |
| 25th percentile | $45,020 | — |
| Median | $53,990 | $25.96 |
| 75th percentile | $81,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $101,710 | $48.90 |
| Mean | $62,630 | $30.11 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
240 employed in El Centro, CA, median $58,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,350 | $19.40 |
| 25th percentile | $44,790 | — |
| Median | $58,780 | $28.26 |
| 75th percentile | $76,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,650 | $40.22 |
| Mean | $61,590 | $29.61 |
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.