Trucking pay in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
In Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,840 a year ($27.33 an hour), across 1,750 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,750 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $56,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,290 | $17.93 |
| 25th percentile | $45,370 | — |
| Median | $56,840 | $27.33 |
| 75th percentile | $64,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,000 | $43.27 |
| Mean | $59,960 | $28.83 |
Light truck drivers
340 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $35,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,180 | $11.15 |
| 25th percentile | $28,590 | — |
| Median | $35,320 | $16.98 |
| 75th percentile | $47,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,120 | $27.46 |
| Mean | $39,250 | $18.87 |
Driver/sales workers
140 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $37,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,100 | $11.10 |
| 25th percentile | $27,760 | — |
| Median | $37,270 | $17.92 |
| 75th percentile | $42,790 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,400 | $27.60 |
| Mean | $37,890 | $18.22 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,020 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $47,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,470 | $17.05 |
| 25th percentile | $39,730 | — |
| Median | $47,360 | $22.77 |
| 75th percentile | $48,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,060 | $26.95 |
| Mean | $45,180 | $21.72 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $50,240 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,870 | $13.40 |
| 25th percentile | $43,170 | — |
| Median | $50,240 | $24.15 |
| 75th percentile | $56,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,890 | $36.96 |
| Mean | $50,930 | $24.49 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
370 employed in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $61,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,260 | $16.95 |
| 25th percentile | $42,860 | — |
| Median | $61,550 | $29.59 |
| 75th percentile | $74,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $97,340 | $46.80 |
| Mean | $62,160 | $29.89 |
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.