Trucking pay in Paducah, KY-IL
In Paducah, KY-IL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,520 a year ($24.29 an hour), across 660 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
660 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $50,520 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,990 | $18.74 |
| 25th percentile | $46,390 | — |
| Median | $50,520 | $24.29 |
| 75th percentile | $62,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,490 | $35.81 |
| Mean | $55,050 | $26.47 |
Light truck drivers
540 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $41,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,910 | $13.42 |
| 25th percentile | $33,350 | — |
| Median | $41,720 | $20.06 |
| 75th percentile | $61,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,830 | $46.56 |
| Mean | $51,800 | $24.90 |
Driver/sales workers
160 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $31,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,060 | $9.16 |
| 25th percentile | $23,230 | — |
| Median | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 75th percentile | $44,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,790 | $27.30 |
| Mean | $35,950 | $17.29 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
100 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $39,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,520 | $15.63 |
| 25th percentile | $34,570 | — |
| Median | $39,460 | $18.97 |
| 75th percentile | $47,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,040 | $29.83 |
| Mean | $44,570 | $21.43 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $49,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,090 | $15.91 |
| 25th percentile | $41,340 | — |
| Median | $49,920 | $24.00 |
| 75th percentile | $57,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,640 | $40.69 |
| Mean | $52,570 | $25.28 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
210 employed in Paducah, KY-IL, median $59,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,680 | $19.56 |
| 25th percentile | $47,450 | — |
| Median | $59,120 | $28.43 |
| 75th percentile | $79,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $120,100 | $57.74 |
| Mean | $68,030 | $32.71 |
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.