Trucking pay in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $60,580 a year ($29.12 an hour), across 2,170 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.3% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,170 employed in Salem, OR, median $60,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,700 | $22.93 |
| 25th percentile | $51,540 | — |
| Median | $60,580 | $29.12 |
| 75th percentile | $67,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,630 | $37.32 |
| Mean | $61,480 | $29.56 |
Light truck drivers
1,090 employed in Salem, OR, median $46,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,070 | $17.82 |
| 25th percentile | $44,940 | — |
| Median | $46,330 | $22.27 |
| 75th percentile | $50,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,500 | $33.41 |
| Mean | $50,160 | $24.11 |
Driver/sales workers
650 employed in Salem, OR, median $32,850 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,000 | $14.91 |
| 25th percentile | $31,280 | — |
| Median | $32,850 | $15.80 |
| 75th percentile | $45,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,530 | $29.58 |
| Mean | $40,140 | $19.30 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,110 employed in Salem, OR, median $47,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,300 | $18.90 |
| 25th percentile | $45,440 | — |
| Median | $47,790 | $22.98 |
| 75th percentile | $56,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,390 | $28.55 |
| Mean | $49,490 | $23.79 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
290 employed in Salem, OR, median $53,040 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,930 | $18.72 |
| 25th percentile | $45,780 | — |
| Median | $53,040 | $25.50 |
| 75th percentile | $61,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,130 | $35.64 |
| Mean | $55,750 | $26.80 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
700 employed in Salem, OR, median $60,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,010 | $21.16 |
| 25th percentile | $49,640 | — |
| Median | $60,500 | $29.09 |
| 75th percentile | $74,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $85,660 | $41.18 |
| Mean | $63,640 | $30.60 |
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.