Trucking pay in Lincoln, NE
In Lincoln, NE, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $81,790 a year ($39.32 an hour), across 4,530 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 39.5% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,530 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $81,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,950 | $23.05 |
| 25th percentile | $60,280 | — |
| Median | $81,790 | $39.32 |
| 75th percentile | $81,790 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,790 | $39.32 |
| Mean | $73,050 | $35.12 |
Light truck drivers
700 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $44,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,830 | $13.86 |
| 25th percentile | $37,410 | — |
| Median | $44,050 | $21.18 |
| 75th percentile | $48,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,030 | $38.96 |
| Mean | $47,570 | $22.87 |
Driver/sales workers
460 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $36,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,080 | $13.50 |
| 25th percentile | $30,840 | — |
| Median | $36,610 | $17.60 |
| 75th percentile | $47,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,940 | $29.78 |
| Mean | $41,790 | $20.09 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
670 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $46,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,290 | $17.93 |
| 25th percentile | $40,930 | — |
| Median | $46,330 | $22.27 |
| 75th percentile | $50,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,190 | $28.94 |
| Mean | $47,350 | $22.77 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
250 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $57,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,480 | $20.42 |
| 25th percentile | $49,230 | — |
| Median | $57,120 | $27.46 |
| 75th percentile | $58,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,800 | $36.44 |
| Mean | $56,690 | $27.25 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
520 employed in Lincoln, NE, median $59,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,850 | $18.20 |
| 25th percentile | $47,430 | — |
| Median | $59,270 | $28.50 |
| 75th percentile | $72,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,450 | $39.16 |
| Mean | $61,600 | $29.62 |
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.