Trucking pay in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
In Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,460 a year ($27.63 an hour), across 3,050 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,050 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $57,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,640 | $19.54 |
| 25th percentile | $48,150 | — |
| Median | $57,460 | $27.63 |
| 75th percentile | $66,550 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,410 | $37.70 |
| Mean | $59,600 | $28.65 |
Light truck drivers
1,220 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $38,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,940 | $12.47 |
| 25th percentile | $30,550 | — |
| Median | $38,070 | $18.30 |
| 75th percentile | $47,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,270 | $30.42 |
| Mean | $41,960 | $20.17 |
Driver/sales workers
570 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $32,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,910 | $9.09 |
| 25th percentile | $21,270 | — |
| Median | $32,050 | $15.41 |
| 75th percentile | $46,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,070 | $35.13 |
| Mean | $37,200 | $17.88 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
870 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $42,850 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,490 | $17.06 |
| 25th percentile | $37,620 | — |
| Median | $42,850 | $20.60 |
| 75th percentile | $47,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,140 | $24.10 |
| Mean | $43,060 | $20.70 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
170 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $46,890 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,070 | $17.34 |
| 25th percentile | $41,380 | — |
| Median | $46,890 | $22.54 |
| 75th percentile | $61,050 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,300 | $36.20 |
| Mean | $51,030 | $24.54 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
740 employed in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, median $60,690 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,310 | $18.90 |
| 25th percentile | $48,690 | — |
| Median | $60,690 | $29.18 |
| 75th percentile | $75,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,440 | $40.11 |
| Mean | $62,810 | $30.20 |
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.