Trucking pay in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,800 a year ($27.31 an hour), across 400 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
400 employed in Helena, MT, median $56,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,400 | $20.86 |
| 25th percentile | $48,510 | — |
| Median | $56,800 | $27.31 |
| 75th percentile | $63,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,430 | $32.42 |
| Mean | $57,030 | $27.42 |
Light truck drivers
190 employed in Helena, MT, median $47,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,450 | $16.08 |
| 25th percentile | $36,090 | — |
| Median | $47,380 | $22.78 |
| 75th percentile | $50,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $95,560 | $45.94 |
| Mean | $49,860 | $23.97 |
Driver/sales workers
140 employed in Helena, MT, median $30,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,170 | $10.66 |
| 25th percentile | $23,040 | — |
| Median | $30,900 | $14.86 |
| 75th percentile | $48,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,700 | $29.19 |
| Mean | $37,870 | $18.21 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
40 employed in Helena, MT, median $46,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,510 | $18.52 |
| 25th percentile | $41,940 | — |
| Median | $46,450 | $22.33 |
| 75th percentile | $55,140 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,510 | $29.09 |
| Mean | $48,370 | $23.26 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
40 employed in Helena, MT, median $48,690 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,140 | $22.66 |
| 25th percentile | $48,690 | — |
| Median | $48,690 | $23.41 |
| 75th percentile | $49,330 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,120 | $28.90 |
| Mean | $50,300 | $24.19 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
120 employed in Helena, MT, median $62,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,480 | $19.94 |
| 25th percentile | $48,370 | — |
| Median | $62,320 | $29.96 |
| 75th percentile | $78,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,970 | $47.58 |
| Mean | $68,190 | $32.79 |
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.