Trucking pay in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
In Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,370 a year ($27.10 an hour), across 2,640 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,640 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $56,370 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| 25th percentile | $48,250 | — |
| Median | $56,370 | $27.10 |
| 75th percentile | $61,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,680 | $35.42 |
| Mean | $56,080 | $26.96 |
Light truck drivers
660 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $35,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,740 | $11.41 |
| 25th percentile | $27,870 | — |
| Median | $35,360 | $17.00 |
| 75th percentile | $47,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,350 | $29.98 |
| Mean | $40,380 | $19.42 |
Driver/sales workers
280 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $35,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $15,450 | $7.43 |
| 25th percentile | $17,680 | — |
| Median | $35,190 | $16.92 |
| 75th percentile | $45,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,140 | $26.03 |
| Mean | $33,660 | $16.18 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,160 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $61,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,650 | $19.06 |
| 25th percentile | $45,750 | — |
| Median | $61,500 | $29.57 |
| 75th percentile | $61,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,500 | $29.57 |
| Mean | $54,540 | $26.22 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
230 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $43,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,670 | $15.23 |
| 25th percentile | $37,570 | — |
| Median | $43,710 | $21.01 |
| 75th percentile | $58,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,740 | $32.57 |
| Mean | $47,670 | $22.92 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
370 employed in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $56,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,420 | $17.51 |
| 25th percentile | $43,890 | — |
| Median | $56,810 | $27.31 |
| 75th percentile | $71,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,350 | $40.07 |
| Mean | $58,610 | $28.18 |
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.