Trucking pay in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,190 a year ($27.98 an hour), across 11,760 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
11,760 employed in Richmond, VA, median $58,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,190 | $17.88 |
| 25th percentile | $46,850 | — |
| Median | $58,190 | $27.98 |
| 75th percentile | $71,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,450 | $45.41 |
| Mean | $60,130 | $28.91 |
Light truck drivers
4,790 employed in Richmond, VA, median $41,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,590 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $33,560 | — |
| Median | $41,720 | $20.06 |
| 75th percentile | $45,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,370 | $30.95 |
| Mean | $44,220 | $21.26 |
Driver/sales workers
1,350 employed in Richmond, VA, median $36,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,100 | $13.03 |
| 25th percentile | $29,360 | — |
| Median | $36,230 | $17.42 |
| 75th percentile | $50,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,850 | $28.29 |
| Mean | $41,260 | $19.84 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
5,150 employed in Richmond, VA, median $46,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,350 | $17.96 |
| 25th percentile | $44,990 | — |
| Median | $46,920 | $22.56 |
| 75th percentile | $50,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,840 | $29.73 |
| Mean | $48,530 | $23.33 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
910 employed in Richmond, VA, median $49,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,510 | $18.52 |
| 25th percentile | $45,070 | — |
| Median | $49,830 | $23.96 |
| 75th percentile | $60,580 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,140 | $33.24 |
| Mean | $53,210 | $25.58 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
2,830 employed in Richmond, VA, median $60,060 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,330 | $20.83 |
| 25th percentile | $47,990 | — |
| Median | $60,060 | $28.88 |
| 75th percentile | $76,900 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,400 | $41.54 |
| Mean | $63,870 | $30.71 |
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.