Trucking pay in Kansas City, MO-KS
In Kansas City, MO-KS, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $60,170 a year ($28.93 an hour), across 18,230 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.6% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
18,230 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $60,170 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,070 | $21.19 |
| 25th percentile | $50,020 | — |
| Median | $60,170 | $28.93 |
| 75th percentile | $72,790 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,900 | $38.89 |
| Mean | $61,850 | $29.74 |
Light truck drivers
8,020 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $45,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,920 | $14.87 |
| 25th percentile | $39,710 | — |
| Median | $45,290 | $21.77 |
| 75th percentile | $56,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,480 | $44.46 |
| Mean | $51,210 | $24.62 |
Driver/sales workers
1,600 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $38,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,780 | $14.32 |
| 25th percentile | $29,780 | — |
| Median | $38,570 | $18.54 |
| 75th percentile | $47,670 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,370 | $28.06 |
| Mean | $41,810 | $20.10 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
6,290 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $47,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,940 | $18.24 |
| 25th percentile | $43,520 | — |
| Median | $47,350 | $22.76 |
| 75th percentile | $55,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,690 | $30.62 |
| Mean | $49,270 | $23.69 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,590 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $47,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,800 | $17.69 |
| 25th percentile | $42,990 | — |
| Median | $47,660 | $22.92 |
| 75th percentile | $61,140 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,480 | $34.84 |
| Mean | $52,320 | $25.15 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
5,230 employed in Kansas City, MO-KS, median $63,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,240 | $22.23 |
| 25th percentile | $53,960 | — |
| Median | $63,610 | $30.58 |
| 75th percentile | $78,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $95,830 | $46.07 |
| Mean | $67,910 | $32.65 |
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.