Trucking pay in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
In Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,190 a year ($23.65 an hour), across 3,050 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,050 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $49,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,190 | $18.36 |
| 25th percentile | $43,450 | — |
| Median | $49,190 | $23.65 |
| 75th percentile | $60,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,580 | $35.38 |
| Mean | $54,280 | $26.09 |
Light truck drivers
800 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $35,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,390 | $12.21 |
| 25th percentile | $28,670 | — |
| Median | $35,570 | $17.10 |
| 75th percentile | $42,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,570 | $26.71 |
| Mean | $38,920 | $18.71 |
Driver/sales workers
330 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $30,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,100 | $11.10 |
| 25th percentile | $24,610 | — |
| Median | $30,330 | $14.58 |
| 75th percentile | $48,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,670 | $27.72 |
| Mean | $36,980 | $17.78 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,380 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $38,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,910 | $13.90 |
| 25th percentile | $34,840 | — |
| Median | $38,250 | $18.39 |
| 75th percentile | $48,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,890 | $24.95 |
| Mean | $41,000 | $19.71 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
110 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $50,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,280 | $16.96 |
| 25th percentile | $39,280 | — |
| Median | $50,390 | $24.23 |
| 75th percentile | $57,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,890 | $36.96 |
| Mean | $51,570 | $24.79 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
970 employed in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $57,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,580 | $17.11 |
| 25th percentile | $46,220 | — |
| Median | $57,760 | $27.77 |
| 75th percentile | $71,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $87,950 | $42.29 |
| Mean | $59,650 | $28.68 |
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.