Trucking pay in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,920 a year ($28.33 an hour), across 4,020 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.5% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,020 employed in Rochester, NY, median $58,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,400 | $22.31 |
| 25th percentile | $50,280 | — |
| Median | $58,920 | $28.33 |
| 75th percentile | $65,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,940 | $36.99 |
| Mean | $60,460 | $29.07 |
Light truck drivers
3,360 employed in Rochester, NY, median $42,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $36,070 | — |
| Median | $42,090 | $20.23 |
| 75th percentile | $47,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,120 | $28.90 |
| Mean | $45,480 | $21.87 |
Driver/sales workers
940 employed in Rochester, NY, median $44,760 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $35,000 | — |
| Median | $44,760 | $21.52 |
| 75th percentile | $48,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,470 | $28.11 |
| Mean | $44,580 | $21.43 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,270 employed in Rochester, NY, median $47,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,540 | $17.57 |
| 25th percentile | $41,080 | — |
| Median | $47,210 | $22.70 |
| 75th percentile | $54,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,370 | $28.54 |
| Mean | $48,480 | $23.31 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
840 employed in Rochester, NY, median $48,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,400 | $17.50 |
| 25th percentile | $42,590 | — |
| Median | $48,150 | $23.15 |
| 75th percentile | $62,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,850 | $30.22 |
| Mean | $51,700 | $24.86 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,620 employed in Rochester, NY, median $62,740 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,690 | $21.49 |
| 25th percentile | $51,010 | — |
| Median | $62,740 | $30.16 |
| 75th percentile | $76,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,160 | $42.87 |
| Mean | $65,520 | $31.50 |
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.