Trucking pay in Lawrence, KS
In Lawrence, KS, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,050 a year ($28.39 an hour), across 420 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.7% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
420 employed in Lawrence, KS, median $59,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,240 | $19.35 |
| 25th percentile | $48,720 | — |
| Median | $59,050 | $28.39 |
| 75th percentile | $63,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,290 | $36.20 |
| Mean | $57,500 | $27.65 |
Light truck drivers
260 employed in Lawrence, KS, median $42,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,500 | $13.22 |
| 25th percentile | $36,400 | — |
| Median | $42,960 | $20.65 |
| 75th percentile | $45,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,200 | $24.14 |
| Mean | $40,670 | $19.55 |
Driver/sales workers
50 employed in Lawrence, KS, median $31,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,370 | $8.35 |
| 25th percentile | $21,620 | — |
| Median | $31,940 | $15.36 |
| 75th percentile | $40,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $46,400 | $22.31 |
| Mean | $33,020 | $15.88 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
180 employed in Lawrence, KS, median $44,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,840 | $18.19 |
| 25th percentile | $39,560 | — |
| Median | $44,650 | $21.47 |
| 75th percentile | $47,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,530 | $26.70 |
| Mean | $45,640 | $21.94 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
130 employed in Lawrence, KS, median $58,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,520 | $19.00 |
| 25th percentile | $45,600 | — |
| Median | $58,200 | $27.98 |
| 75th percentile | $70,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,340 | $38.63 |
| Mean | $59,570 | $28.64 |
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.