Trucking pay in Lake Charles, LA
In Lake Charles, LA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,960 a year ($24.02 an hour), across 1,340 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 14.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,340 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $49,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,210 | $17.89 |
| 25th percentile | $44,190 | — |
| Median | $49,960 | $24.02 |
| 75th percentile | $59,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,780 | $32.59 |
| Mean | $52,000 | $25.00 |
Light truck drivers
670 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $38,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,490 | $12.25 |
| 25th percentile | $31,090 | — |
| Median | $38,210 | $18.37 |
| 75th percentile | $50,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,280 | $39.56 |
| Mean | $45,810 | $22.02 |
Driver/sales workers
160 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $26,560 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,470 | $8.88 |
| 25th percentile | $19,910 | — |
| Median | $26,560 | $12.77 |
| 75th percentile | $46,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,330 | $25.64 |
| Mean | $32,600 | $15.67 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
290 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $43,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,010 | $17.31 |
| 25th percentile | $39,040 | — |
| Median | $43,770 | $21.05 |
| 75th percentile | $47,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,240 | $26.56 |
| Mean | $44,510 | $21.40 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $51,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,550 | $17.09 |
| 25th percentile | $37,200 | — |
| Median | $51,390 | $24.71 |
| 75th percentile | $63,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,650 | $35.89 |
| Mean | $53,700 | $25.82 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
360 employed in Lake Charles, LA, median $61,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,600 | $17.60 |
| 25th percentile | $47,290 | — |
| Median | $61,390 | $29.51 |
| 75th percentile | $73,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,800 | $45.10 |
| Mean | $62,900 | $30.24 |
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.