Trucking pay in Roanoke, VA
In Roanoke, VA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,430 a year ($27.13 an hour), across 2,760 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,760 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $56,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,700 | $18.13 |
| 25th percentile | $46,110 | — |
| Median | $56,430 | $27.13 |
| 75th percentile | $63,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $97,050 | $46.66 |
| Mean | $58,040 | $27.91 |
Light truck drivers
880 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $37,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,270 | $12.63 |
| 25th percentile | $28,700 | — |
| Median | $37,010 | $17.79 |
| 75th percentile | $44,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,440 | $28.58 |
| Mean | $40,330 | $19.39 |
Driver/sales workers
490 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $35,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,810 | $12.41 |
| 25th percentile | $27,560 | — |
| Median | $35,840 | $17.23 |
| 75th percentile | $46,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,870 | $24.46 |
| Mean | $38,280 | $18.40 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
530 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $45,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,620 | $16.65 |
| 25th percentile | $37,790 | — |
| Median | $45,770 | $22.01 |
| 75th percentile | $49,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,760 | $28.25 |
| Mean | $45,190 | $21.73 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
250 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $47,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,610 | $17.60 |
| 25th percentile | $41,490 | — |
| Median | $47,070 | $22.63 |
| 75th percentile | $59,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,830 | $31.65 |
| Mean | $50,420 | $24.24 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
790 employed in Roanoke, VA, median $55,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,790 | $18.65 |
| 25th percentile | $48,080 | — |
| Median | $55,130 | $26.51 |
| 75th percentile | $72,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,870 | $40.32 |
| Mean | $60,190 | $28.94 |
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.