Trucking pay in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
In Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,700 a year ($26.30 an hour), across 1,880 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,880 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $54,700 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,060 | $18.78 |
| 25th percentile | $45,870 | — |
| Median | $54,700 | $26.30 |
| 75th percentile | $60,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,580 | $33.45 |
| Mean | $53,580 | $25.76 |
Light truck drivers
1,000 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $41,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,470 | $12.73 |
| 25th percentile | $33,890 | — |
| Median | $41,590 | $19.99 |
| 75th percentile | $51,310 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,390 | $45.38 |
| Mean | $47,520 | $22.85 |
Driver/sales workers
290 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $37,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,800 | $10.00 |
| 25th percentile | $25,810 | — |
| Median | $37,980 | $18.26 |
| 75th percentile | $44,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,870 | $27.34 |
| Mean | $37,580 | $18.07 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
590 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $40,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,350 | $16.99 |
| 25th percentile | $36,270 | — |
| Median | $40,720 | $19.58 |
| 75th percentile | $45,830 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,770 | $24.89 |
| Mean | $42,080 | $20.23 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
140 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $46,280 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,230 | $14.06 |
| 25th percentile | $36,560 | — |
| Median | $46,280 | $22.25 |
| 75th percentile | $57,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,570 | $31.04 |
| Mean | $47,640 | $22.90 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
490 employed in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, median $58,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,060 | $18.30 |
| 25th percentile | $47,600 | — |
| Median | $58,260 | $28.01 |
| 75th percentile | $71,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,670 | $41.67 |
| Mean | $60,290 | $28.99 |
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.