Trucking pay in Merced, CA
In Merced, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,630 a year ($26.75 an hour), across 1,710 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,710 employed in Merced, CA, median $55,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,470 | $17.54 |
| 25th percentile | $45,410 | — |
| Median | $55,630 | $26.75 |
| 75th percentile | $65,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,810 | $40.30 |
| Mean | $58,420 | $28.09 |
Light truck drivers
270 employed in Merced, CA, median $44,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,540 | $17.09 |
| 25th percentile | $37,210 | — |
| Median | $44,250 | $21.27 |
| 75th percentile | $92,810 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,540 | $45.45 |
| Mean | $56,460 | $27.14 |
Driver/sales workers
330 employed in Merced, CA, median $49,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,680 | $18.11 |
| 25th percentile | $41,690 | — |
| Median | $49,290 | $23.70 |
| 75th percentile | $57,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,810 | $31.16 |
| Mean | $50,370 | $24.21 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
720 employed in Merced, CA, median $44,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,770 | $17.20 |
| 25th percentile | $37,750 | — |
| Median | $44,520 | $21.41 |
| 75th percentile | $54,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,660 | $30.13 |
| Mean | $46,590 | $22.40 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Merced, CA, median $51,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,770 | $18.64 |
| 25th percentile | $43,920 | — |
| Median | $51,550 | $24.79 |
| 75th percentile | $63,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,360 | $38.15 |
| Mean | $55,060 | $26.47 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
350 employed in Merced, CA, median $57,400 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,130 | $17.37 |
| 25th percentile | $44,260 | — |
| Median | $57,400 | $27.60 |
| 75th percentile | $76,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,070 | $40.42 |
| Mean | $61,060 | $29.36 |
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.