Trucking pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,540 a year ($24.78 an hour), across 5,500 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 12.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
5,500 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $51,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,960 | $18.25 |
| 25th percentile | $44,130 | — |
| Median | $51,540 | $24.78 |
| 75th percentile | $60,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,880 | $35.52 |
| Mean | $53,330 | $25.64 |
Light truck drivers
3,360 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $43,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,790 | $13.36 |
| 25th percentile | $34,530 | — |
| Median | $43,940 | $21.13 |
| 75th percentile | $58,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,760 | $43.16 |
| Mean | $49,380 | $23.74 |
Driver/sales workers
770 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $38,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,200 | $8.27 |
| 25th percentile | $21,220 | — |
| Median | $38,650 | $18.58 |
| 75th percentile | $46,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,140 | $26.03 |
| Mean | $35,490 | $17.06 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,090 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $47,530 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,070 | $17.34 |
| 25th percentile | $39,730 | — |
| Median | $47,530 | $22.85 |
| 75th percentile | $54,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,740 | $30.65 |
| Mean | $49,030 | $23.57 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
770 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $46,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,970 | $16.33 |
| 25th percentile | $38,470 | — |
| Median | $46,360 | $22.29 |
| 75th percentile | $59,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,520 | $35.35 |
| Mean | $50,010 | $24.05 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
2,160 employed in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, median $63,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 25th percentile | $49,550 | — |
| Median | $63,520 | $30.54 |
| 75th percentile | $78,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,330 | $47.28 |
| Mean | $66,830 | $32.13 |
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.