Trucking pay in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
In Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,280 a year ($27.54 an hour), across 940 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
940 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $57,280 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,980 | $20.66 |
| 25th percentile | $48,870 | — |
| Median | $57,280 | $27.54 |
| 75th percentile | $64,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,910 | $37.94 |
| Mean | $58,980 | $28.36 |
Light truck drivers
150 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $37,530 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,660 | $13.30 |
| 25th percentile | $30,670 | — |
| Median | $37,530 | $18.04 |
| 75th percentile | $47,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,330 | $26.12 |
| Mean | $40,500 | $19.47 |
Driver/sales workers
140 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $31,000 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,290 | $10.23 |
| 25th percentile | $22,820 | — |
| Median | $31,000 | $14.90 |
| 75th percentile | $47,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,170 | $26.04 |
| Mean | $35,660 | $17.14 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
120 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $45,170 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,650 | $18.58 |
| 25th percentile | $41,750 | — |
| Median | $45,170 | $21.72 |
| 75th percentile | $48,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,550 | $28.63 |
| Mean | $45,850 | $22.04 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
40 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $48,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,860 | $15.32 |
| 25th percentile | $38,030 | — |
| Median | $48,020 | $23.09 |
| 75th percentile | $61,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,990 | $35.09 |
| Mean | $49,520 | $23.81 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
110 employed in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $60,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,900 | $18.22 |
| 25th percentile | $46,070 | — |
| Median | $60,330 | $29.01 |
| 75th percentile | $76,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,990 | $43.26 |
| Mean | $62,150 | $29.88 |
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.