Trucking pay in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
In North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,670 a year ($24.36 an hour), across 1,910 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,910 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $50,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,330 | $17.95 |
| 25th percentile | $45,100 | — |
| Median | $50,670 | $24.36 |
| 75th percentile | $69,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,300 | $35.72 |
| Mean | $55,040 | $26.46 |
Light truck drivers
1,020 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $34,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,620 | $13.28 |
| 25th percentile | $28,360 | — |
| Median | $34,980 | $16.82 |
| 75th percentile | $45,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,150 | $39.98 |
| Mean | $41,680 | $20.04 |
Driver/sales workers
380 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $38,370 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,790 | $9.52 |
| 25th percentile | $20,500 | — |
| Median | $38,370 | $18.45 |
| 75th percentile | $45,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,040 | $27.91 |
| Mean | $37,910 | $18.23 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
720 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $36,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,090 | $15.91 |
| 25th percentile | $36,510 | — |
| Median | $36,860 | $17.72 |
| 75th percentile | $42,290 | — |
| 90th percentile | $44,660 | $21.47 |
| Mean | $38,540 | $18.53 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $41,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,570 | $14.22 |
| 25th percentile | $35,140 | — |
| Median | $41,130 | $19.78 |
| 75th percentile | $51,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,990 | $32.21 |
| Mean | $45,130 | $21.70 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
450 employed in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $55,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,720 | $19.58 |
| 25th percentile | $47,480 | — |
| Median | $55,460 | $26.66 |
| 75th percentile | $71,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $85,710 | $41.21 |
| Mean | $60,110 | $28.90 |
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.