Trucking pay in Jefferson City, MO
In Jefferson City, MO, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,860 a year ($23.49 an hour), across 980 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
980 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $48,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,400 | $18.94 |
| 25th percentile | $46,850 | — |
| Median | $48,860 | $23.49 |
| 75th percentile | $58,220 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,630 | $36.84 |
| Mean | $53,920 | $25.93 |
Light truck drivers
250 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $42,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,630 | $13.76 |
| 25th percentile | $30,280 | — |
| Median | $42,790 | $20.57 |
| 75th percentile | $50,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,820 | $33.57 |
| Mean | $46,300 | $22.26 |
Driver/sales workers
150 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $36,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,600 | — |
| Median | $36,450 | $17.53 |
| 75th percentile | $45,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,750 | $29.69 |
| Mean | $39,150 | $18.82 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
240 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $41,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,840 | $18.19 |
| 25th percentile | $38,780 | — |
| Median | $41,880 | $20.14 |
| 75th percentile | $48,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,620 | $28.18 |
| Mean | $44,970 | $21.62 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
80 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $47,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,440 | $17.04 |
| 25th percentile | $41,190 | — |
| Median | $47,920 | $23.04 |
| 75th percentile | $61,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,990 | $33.17 |
| Mean | $50,870 | $24.46 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
200 employed in Jefferson City, MO, median $56,680 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,530 | $18.52 |
| 25th percentile | $43,330 | — |
| Median | $56,680 | $27.25 |
| 75th percentile | $71,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,720 | $39.77 |
| Mean | $59,880 | $28.79 |
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.