Trucking pay in Kansas nonmetropolitan area
In Kansas nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,070 a year ($24.55 an hour), across 8,100 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 12.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
8,100 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $51,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,310 | $19.38 |
| 25th percentile | $45,420 | — |
| Median | $51,070 | $24.55 |
| 75th percentile | $62,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,730 | $37.85 |
| Mean | $57,630 | $27.71 |
Light truck drivers
2,000 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $38,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,460 | $11.28 |
| 25th percentile | $29,650 | — |
| Median | $38,200 | $18.37 |
| 75th percentile | $45,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,420 | $30.01 |
| Mean | $41,700 | $20.05 |
Driver/sales workers
450 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $37,560 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,620 | $8.47 |
| 25th percentile | $29,360 | — |
| Median | $37,560 | $18.06 |
| 75th percentile | $47,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,670 | $25.80 |
| Mean | $37,760 | $18.16 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,670 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $47,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,910 | $18.23 |
| 25th percentile | $42,600 | — |
| Median | $47,210 | $22.70 |
| 75th percentile | $50,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,360 | $28.06 |
| Mean | $47,050 | $22.62 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
370 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $41,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,630 | $14.25 |
| 25th percentile | $35,970 | — |
| Median | $41,750 | $20.07 |
| 75th percentile | $62,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,570 | $32.00 |
| Mean | $47,860 | $23.01 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
2,170 employed in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, median $61,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,770 | $19.60 |
| 25th percentile | $49,360 | — |
| Median | $61,810 | $29.72 |
| 75th percentile | $76,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,190 | $43.36 |
| Mean | $63,840 | $30.69 |
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.