Trucking pay in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
In Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,080 a year ($26.00 an hour), across 5,110 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
5,110 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $54,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,680 | $21.00 |
| 25th percentile | $47,440 | — |
| Median | $54,080 | $26.00 |
| 75th percentile | $61,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,930 | $35.54 |
| Mean | $55,640 | $26.75 |
Light truck drivers
550 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $39,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,520 | $13.71 |
| 25th percentile | $33,760 | — |
| Median | $39,500 | $18.99 |
| 75th percentile | $49,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,780 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $45,590 | $21.92 |
Driver/sales workers
510 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $48,620 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,610 | $10.87 |
| 25th percentile | $34,290 | — |
| Median | $48,620 | $23.38 |
| 75th percentile | $61,570 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,710 | $30.15 |
| Mean | $46,840 | $22.52 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
890 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $47,950 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,780 | $18.64 |
| 25th percentile | $42,380 | — |
| Median | $47,950 | $23.05 |
| 75th percentile | $55,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,220 | $36.16 |
| Mean | $50,740 | $24.40 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
100 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $49,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,950 | $10.55 |
| 25th percentile | $41,720 | — |
| Median | $49,800 | $23.94 |
| 75th percentile | $55,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,160 | $32.29 |
| Mean | $48,690 | $23.41 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
680 employed in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $60,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,380 | $23.26 |
| 25th percentile | $52,120 | — |
| Median | $60,840 | $29.25 |
| 75th percentile | $75,770 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,820 | $43.67 |
| Mean | $65,330 | $31.41 |
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.