Trucking pay in Iowa City, IA
In Iowa City, IA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $61,960 a year ($29.79 an hour), across 2,360 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.7% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,360 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $61,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,640 | $22.90 |
| 25th percentile | $48,740 | — |
| Median | $61,960 | $29.79 |
| 75th percentile | $92,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $126,110 | $60.63 |
| Mean | $77,940 | $37.47 |
Light truck drivers
560 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $42,030 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,480 | $15.13 |
| 25th percentile | $38,070 | — |
| Median | $42,030 | $20.21 |
| 75th percentile | $42,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,680 | $28.21 |
| Mean | $44,470 | $21.38 |
Driver/sales workers
170 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $36,060 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,850 | $8.58 |
| 25th percentile | $26,050 | — |
| Median | $36,060 | $17.34 |
| 75th percentile | $56,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,110 | $30.82 |
| Mean | $40,970 | $19.70 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
130 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $46,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,660 | $18.11 |
| 25th percentile | $40,570 | — |
| Median | $46,670 | $22.44 |
| 75th percentile | $48,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,410 | $29.04 |
| Mean | $47,120 | $22.65 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $51,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,490 | $14.18 |
| 25th percentile | $43,510 | — |
| Median | $51,880 | $24.94 |
| 75th percentile | $61,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,680 | $47.44 |
| Mean | $56,900 | $27.35 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
260 employed in Iowa City, IA, median $58,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,590 | $19.52 |
| 25th percentile | $47,940 | — |
| Median | $58,570 | $28.16 |
| 75th percentile | $71,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,140 | $39.49 |
| Mean | $60,940 | $29.30 |
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.