Trucking pay in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
In Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $53,140 a year ($25.55 an hour), across 2,110 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,110 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $53,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,140 | $18.82 |
| 25th percentile | $46,800 | — |
| Median | $53,140 | $25.55 |
| 75th percentile | $62,810 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,810 | $39.33 |
| Mean | $56,840 | $27.33 |
Light truck drivers
290 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $45,410 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,530 | $13.71 |
| 25th percentile | $34,660 | — |
| Median | $45,410 | $21.83 |
| 75th percentile | $49,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,790 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $47,360 | $22.77 |
Driver/sales workers
250 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $34,530 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,080 | $13.50 |
| 25th percentile | $28,080 | — |
| Median | $34,530 | $16.60 |
| 75th percentile | $46,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,660 | $29.17 |
| Mean | $39,690 | $19.08 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
730 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $47,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,700 | $18.12 |
| 25th percentile | $41,080 | — |
| Median | $47,150 | $22.67 |
| 75th percentile | $50,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,300 | $26.11 |
| Mean | $46,470 | $22.34 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $48,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,740 | $15.26 |
| 25th percentile | $39,720 | — |
| Median | $48,360 | $23.25 |
| 75th percentile | $62,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,550 | $47.38 |
| Mean | $55,320 | $26.59 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
310 employed in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $59,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,960 | $19.69 |
| 25th percentile | $47,460 | — |
| Median | $59,770 | $28.74 |
| 75th percentile | $71,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,370 | $39.60 |
| Mean | $60,810 | $29.24 |
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.