Trucking pay in Modesto, CA
In Modesto, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,330 a year ($28.05 an hour), across 3,510 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,510 employed in Modesto, CA, median $58,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,530 | $18.52 |
| 25th percentile | $46,530 | — |
| Median | $58,330 | $28.05 |
| 75th percentile | $69,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,030 | $37.51 |
| Mean | $58,500 | $28.13 |
Light truck drivers
1,010 employed in Modesto, CA, median $43,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,380 | $16.53 |
| 25th percentile | $37,280 | — |
| Median | $43,800 | $21.06 |
| 75th percentile | $50,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,620 | $45.49 |
| Mean | $49,990 | $24.03 |
Driver/sales workers
530 employed in Modesto, CA, median $41,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,660 | $17.14 |
| 25th percentile | $39,070 | — |
| Median | $41,820 | $20.10 |
| 75th percentile | $50,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,080 | $28.89 |
| Mean | $46,400 | $22.31 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,350 employed in Modesto, CA, median $55,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,870 | $18.69 |
| 25th percentile | $45,740 | — |
| Median | $55,810 | $26.83 |
| 75th percentile | $60,580 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,330 | $30.45 |
| Mean | $52,970 | $25.46 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
330 employed in Modesto, CA, median $51,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,890 | $18.70 |
| 25th percentile | $45,150 | — |
| Median | $51,990 | $25.00 |
| 75th percentile | $65,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,980 | $37.97 |
| Mean | $56,830 | $27.32 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
800 employed in Modesto, CA, median $66,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,690 | $21.97 |
| 25th percentile | $52,150 | — |
| Median | $66,800 | $32.12 |
| 75th percentile | $79,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,840 | $45.60 |
| Mean | $68,560 | $32.96 |
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.