Trucking pay in Kankakee, IL
In Kankakee, IL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $46,750 a year ($22.48 an hour), across 760 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 20.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
760 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $46,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,770 | $16.24 |
| 25th percentile | $33,770 | — |
| Median | $46,750 | $22.48 |
| 75th percentile | $59,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,780 | $36.91 |
| Mean | $50,830 | $24.44 |
Light truck drivers
270 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $42,030 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $32,830 | — |
| Median | $42,030 | $20.21 |
| 75th percentile | $51,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,780 | $40.76 |
| Mean | $47,300 | $22.74 |
Driver/sales workers
70 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $32,280 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $32,280 | $15.52 |
| 75th percentile | $42,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,790 | $28.26 |
| Mean | $38,830 | $18.67 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
200 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $46,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,340 | $17.47 |
| 25th percentile | $40,550 | — |
| Median | $46,320 | $22.27 |
| 75th percentile | $47,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,070 | $24.07 |
| Mean | $44,600 | $21.44 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
40 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $48,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,600 | $16.15 |
| 25th percentile | $44,170 | — |
| Median | $48,730 | $23.43 |
| 75th percentile | $60,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,310 | $40.05 |
| Mean | $54,620 | $26.26 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
140 employed in Kankakee, IL, median $60,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,300 | $18.42 |
| 25th percentile | $46,530 | — |
| Median | $60,600 | $29.14 |
| 75th percentile | $74,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,410 | $43.47 |
| Mean | $62,650 | $30.12 |
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.