Trucking pay in Owensboro, KY
In Owensboro, KY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,600 a year ($24.33 an hour), across 840 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
840 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $50,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,490 | $18.02 |
| 25th percentile | $45,800 | — |
| Median | $50,600 | $24.33 |
| 75th percentile | $59,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,630 | $36.84 |
| Mean | $53,970 | $25.95 |
Light truck drivers
390 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $39,700 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,780 | $13.36 |
| 25th percentile | $33,920 | — |
| Median | $39,700 | $19.09 |
| 75th percentile | $49,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,050 | $35.60 |
| Mean | $44,700 | $21.49 |
Driver/sales workers
150 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $30,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,600 | $8.94 |
| 25th percentile | $23,250 | — |
| Median | $30,380 | $14.61 |
| 75th percentile | $39,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,490 | $23.31 |
| Mean | $33,080 | $15.90 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
240 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $50,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,300 | $17.94 |
| 25th percentile | $41,960 | — |
| Median | $50,010 | $24.04 |
| 75th percentile | $62,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,360 | $30.46 |
| Mean | $51,470 | $24.75 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $44,690 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,860 | $16.28 |
| 25th percentile | $38,070 | — |
| Median | $44,690 | $21.49 |
| 75th percentile | $62,550 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,720 | $33.04 |
| Mean | $48,920 | $23.52 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
220 employed in Owensboro, KY, median $62,110 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,420 | $17.99 |
| 25th percentile | $45,790 | — |
| Median | $62,110 | $29.86 |
| 75th percentile | $75,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,410 | $45.39 |
| Mean | $62,990 | $30.28 |
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.