Trucking pay in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
In Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,270 a year ($27.53 an hour), across 2,890 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,890 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $57,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,600 | $18.08 |
| 25th percentile | $46,540 | — |
| Median | $57,270 | $27.53 |
| 75th percentile | $63,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,770 | $37.39 |
| Mean | $57,330 | $27.56 |
Light truck drivers
1,060 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $43,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $35,440 | — |
| Median | $43,980 | $21.15 |
| 75th percentile | $52,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,190 | $32.78 |
| Mean | $47,000 | $22.60 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $31,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 75th percentile | $43,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,120 | $26.50 |
| Mean | $38,060 | $18.30 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,680 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $51,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,680 | $18.60 |
| 25th percentile | $45,010 | — |
| Median | $51,790 | $24.90 |
| 75th percentile | $58,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,320 | $29.00 |
| Mean | $51,510 | $24.76 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $55,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,350 | $17.96 |
| 25th percentile | $43,710 | — |
| Median | $55,310 | $26.59 |
| 75th percentile | $62,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,230 | $37.13 |
| Mean | $54,940 | $26.42 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
540 employed in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $65,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,500 | $20.91 |
| 25th percentile | $51,070 | — |
| Median | $65,520 | $31.50 |
| 75th percentile | $79,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,830 | $45.59 |
| Mean | $67,390 | $32.40 |
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.