Trucking pay in Joplin, MO-KS
In Joplin, MO-KS, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $47,430 a year ($22.80 an hour), across 3,470 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 19.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,470 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $47,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,350 | $18.92 |
| 25th percentile | $46,020 | — |
| Median | $47,430 | $22.80 |
| 75th percentile | $60,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,000 | $34.61 |
| Mean | $53,590 | $25.76 |
Light truck drivers
540 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $42,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,650 | $13.77 |
| 25th percentile | $35,330 | — |
| Median | $42,050 | $20.22 |
| 75th percentile | $54,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,120 | $40.44 |
| Mean | $47,270 | $22.73 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $37,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,600 | — |
| Median | $37,960 | $18.25 |
| 75th percentile | $47,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,990 | $34.61 |
| Mean | $42,310 | $20.34 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
780 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $45,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,870 | $17.73 |
| 25th percentile | $40,150 | — |
| Median | $45,990 | $22.11 |
| 75th percentile | $51,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,440 | $28.58 |
| Mean | $46,680 | $22.44 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $53,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,180 | $17.87 |
| 25th percentile | $47,020 | — |
| Median | $53,840 | $25.89 |
| 75th percentile | $61,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,800 | $37.89 |
| Mean | $56,480 | $27.15 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
400 employed in Joplin, MO-KS, median $59,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,620 | $20.97 |
| 25th percentile | $50,890 | — |
| Median | $59,900 | $28.80 |
| 75th percentile | $73,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,010 | $42.79 |
| Mean | $63,580 | $30.57 |
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.