Trucking pay in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
In Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $52,230 a year ($25.11 an hour), across 2,380 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 10.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,380 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $52,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,980 | $18.74 |
| 25th percentile | $47,120 | — |
| Median | $52,230 | $25.11 |
| 75th percentile | $59,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,220 | $35.20 |
| Mean | $54,730 | $26.31 |
Light truck drivers
540 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $40,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,490 | $13.70 |
| 25th percentile | $35,110 | — |
| Median | $40,160 | $19.31 |
| 75th percentile | $50,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,400 | $45.39 |
| Mean | $47,560 | $22.87 |
Driver/sales workers
320 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $51,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,290 | $11.20 |
| 25th percentile | $36,280 | — |
| Median | $51,420 | $24.72 |
| 75th percentile | $60,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,080 | $30.33 |
| Mean | $48,270 | $23.21 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
510 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $47,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,780 | $18.16 |
| 25th percentile | $41,680 | — |
| Median | $47,020 | $22.61 |
| 75th percentile | $52,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,060 | $29.36 |
| Mean | $49,050 | $23.58 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $55,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,510 | $19.00 |
| 25th percentile | $44,810 | — |
| Median | $55,650 | $26.76 |
| 75th percentile | $71,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,810 | $39.33 |
| Mean | $58,290 | $28.02 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
330 employed in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $60,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,740 | $19.10 |
| 25th percentile | $48,980 | — |
| Median | $60,950 | $29.30 |
| 75th percentile | $74,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,790 | $44.13 |
| Mean | $63,130 | $30.35 |
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.