Trucking pay in Lexington-Fayette, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,950 a year ($27.38 an hour), across 4,460 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,460 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $56,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,780 | $21.05 |
| 25th percentile | $49,170 | — |
| Median | $56,950 | $27.38 |
| 75th percentile | $75,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,090 | $45.24 |
| Mean | $63,290 | $30.43 |
Light truck drivers
1,900 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $42,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,710 | $13.32 |
| 25th percentile | $33,290 | — |
| Median | $42,810 | $20.58 |
| 75th percentile | $56,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,810 | $43.18 |
| Mean | $49,480 | $23.79 |
Driver/sales workers
750 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $39,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,760 | $10.46 |
| 25th percentile | $26,050 | — |
| Median | $39,420 | $18.95 |
| 75th percentile | $48,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,160 | $27.96 |
| Mean | $39,670 | $19.07 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,150 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $47,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,880 | $17.73 |
| 25th percentile | $39,380 | — |
| Median | $47,490 | $22.83 |
| 75th percentile | $62,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,510 | $35.82 |
| Mean | $50,680 | $24.37 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
240 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $48,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,160 | $16.42 |
| 25th percentile | $44,190 | — |
| Median | $48,880 | $23.50 |
| 75th percentile | $60,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,050 | $36.08 |
| Mean | $52,870 | $25.42 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,330 employed in Lexington-Fayette, KY, median $60,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,630 | $21.46 |
| 25th percentile | $47,570 | — |
| Median | $60,070 | $28.88 |
| 75th percentile | $75,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,380 | $40.57 |
| Mean | $63,030 | $30.31 |
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.