Trucking pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $63,070 a year ($30.32 an hour), across 19,460 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.6% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
19,460 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $63,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,200 | $21.25 |
| 25th percentile | $49,130 | — |
| Median | $63,070 | $30.32 |
| 75th percentile | $76,690 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,150 | $46.22 |
| Mean | $66,500 | $31.97 |
Light truck drivers
8,190 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $48,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,360 | $17.00 |
| 25th percentile | $40,220 | — |
| Median | $48,350 | $23.25 |
| 75th percentile | $83,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,470 | $44.94 |
| Mean | $59,140 | $28.43 |
Driver/sales workers
1,840 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $40,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,580 | $10.38 |
| 25th percentile | $37,330 | — |
| Median | $40,610 | $19.52 |
| 75th percentile | $44,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,770 | $25.37 |
| Mean | $40,270 | $19.36 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
7,950 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $44,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,810 | $17.70 |
| 25th percentile | $38,400 | — |
| Median | $44,540 | $21.41 |
| 75th percentile | $48,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,000 | $25.00 |
| Mean | $44,810 | $21.55 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,070 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $53,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,980 | $17.30 |
| 25th percentile | $44,880 | — |
| Median | $53,080 | $25.52 |
| 75th percentile | $61,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,950 | $37.48 |
| Mean | $54,540 | $26.22 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
5,470 employed in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, median $62,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,000 | $22.60 |
| 25th percentile | $54,390 | — |
| Median | $62,350 | $29.97 |
| 75th percentile | $79,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,140 | $47.18 |
| Mean | $68,620 | $32.99 |
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.