Trucking pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $60,630 a year ($29.15 an hour), across 18,860 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.4% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
18,860 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $60,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,600 | $21.44 |
| 25th percentile | $49,950 | — |
| Median | $60,630 | $29.15 |
| 75th percentile | $77,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,940 | $40.36 |
| Mean | $62,410 | $30.00 |
Light truck drivers
11,940 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $44,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,620 | $16.16 |
| 25th percentile | $40,190 | — |
| Median | $44,970 | $21.62 |
| 75th percentile | $54,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,180 | $38.55 |
| Mean | $49,390 | $23.75 |
Driver/sales workers
3,450 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $43,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,130 | $13.04 |
| 25th percentile | $41,600 | — |
| Median | $43,190 | $20.76 |
| 75th percentile | $45,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,350 | $23.73 |
| Mean | $41,920 | $20.16 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
6,000 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $44,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,610 | $17.60 |
| 25th percentile | $39,400 | — |
| Median | $44,600 | $21.44 |
| 75th percentile | $48,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,240 | $28.00 |
| Mean | $45,740 | $21.99 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,290 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $49,680 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,030 | $17.32 |
| 25th percentile | $42,710 | — |
| Median | $49,680 | $23.88 |
| 75th percentile | $59,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,210 | $33.27 |
| Mean | $52,140 | $25.07 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
5,600 employed in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, median $62,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,170 | $22.20 |
| 25th percentile | $51,300 | — |
| Median | $62,900 | $30.24 |
| 75th percentile | $79,290 | — |
| 90th percentile | $100,600 | $48.37 |
| Mean | $68,160 | $32.77 |
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.