Trucking pay in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
In Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,880 a year ($26.87 an hour), across 1,580 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,580 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $55,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,600 | $20.96 |
| 25th percentile | $46,590 | — |
| Median | $55,880 | $26.87 |
| 75th percentile | $59,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,930 | $35.06 |
| Mean | $55,060 | $26.47 |
Light truck drivers
660 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $45,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,470 | $14.17 |
| 25th percentile | $35,900 | — |
| Median | $45,460 | $21.86 |
| 75th percentile | $60,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,560 | $44.98 |
| Mean | $53,190 | $25.57 |
Driver/sales workers
570 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $44,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,960 | $12.48 |
| 25th percentile | $35,610 | — |
| Median | $44,210 | $21.25 |
| 75th percentile | $46,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,400 | $27.11 |
| Mean | $42,240 | $20.31 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
520 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $44,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,810 | $17.70 |
| 25th percentile | $38,320 | — |
| Median | $44,920 | $21.59 |
| 75th percentile | $48,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,060 | $26.47 |
| Mean | $45,480 | $21.87 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
140 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $48,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,100 | $17.84 |
| 25th percentile | $43,370 | — |
| Median | $48,990 | $23.55 |
| 75th percentile | $57,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,320 | $36.21 |
| Mean | $52,350 | $25.17 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
360 employed in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, median $59,870 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,770 | $20.56 |
| 25th percentile | $47,990 | — |
| Median | $59,870 | $28.78 |
| 75th percentile | $76,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,550 | $41.61 |
| Mean | $63,480 | $30.52 |
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.