Trucking pay in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
In Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,960 a year ($26.90 an hour), across 3,010 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,010 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $55,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,990 | $18.74 |
| 25th percentile | $47,740 | — |
| Median | $55,960 | $26.90 |
| 75th percentile | $62,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,560 | $38.25 |
| Mean | $59,050 | $28.39 |
Light truck drivers
1,150 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $38,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,580 | $11.34 |
| 25th percentile | $28,920 | — |
| Median | $38,940 | $18.72 |
| 75th percentile | $45,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,850 | $28.29 |
| Mean | $40,910 | $19.67 |
Driver/sales workers
380 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $37,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $15,450 | $7.43 |
| 25th percentile | $21,000 | — |
| Median | $37,440 | $18.00 |
| 75th percentile | $54,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,290 | $28.03 |
| Mean | $37,500 | $18.03 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
980 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $52,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,120 | $16.88 |
| 25th percentile | $41,120 | — |
| Median | $52,830 | $25.40 |
| 75th percentile | $52,830 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,450 | $28.10 |
| Mean | $48,030 | $23.09 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
180 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $51,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,150 | $17.38 |
| 25th percentile | $41,770 | — |
| Median | $51,830 | $24.92 |
| 75th percentile | $60,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,610 | $38.28 |
| Mean | $54,030 | $25.98 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
490 employed in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $58,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,630 | $17.61 |
| 25th percentile | $44,790 | — |
| Median | $58,090 | $27.93 |
| 75th percentile | $72,320 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,980 | $41.82 |
| Mean | $59,790 | $28.74 |
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.