Trucking pay in Salinas, CA
In Salinas, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $53,390 a year ($25.67 an hour), across 2,140 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 9.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,140 employed in Salinas, CA, median $53,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,480 | $18.50 |
| 25th percentile | $45,050 | — |
| Median | $53,390 | $25.67 |
| 75th percentile | $63,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,970 | $37.01 |
| Mean | $56,250 | $27.04 |
Light truck drivers
610 employed in Salinas, CA, median $45,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,840 | $17.23 |
| 25th percentile | $38,610 | — |
| Median | $45,970 | $22.10 |
| 75th percentile | $60,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,170 | $39.50 |
| Mean | $52,220 | $25.11 |
Driver/sales workers
360 employed in Salinas, CA, median $43,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,320 | $16.50 |
| 25th percentile | $35,560 | — |
| Median | $43,210 | $20.77 |
| 75th percentile | $54,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,380 | $28.55 |
| Mean | $46,590 | $22.40 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,290 employed in Salinas, CA, median $43,370 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,100 | $18.32 |
| 25th percentile | $39,420 | — |
| Median | $43,370 | $20.85 |
| 75th percentile | $45,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,730 | $24.39 |
| Mean | $43,930 | $21.12 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
250 employed in Salinas, CA, median $51,740 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,300 | $19.86 |
| 25th percentile | $46,020 | — |
| Median | $51,740 | $24.88 |
| 75th percentile | $61,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,530 | $37.27 |
| Mean | $56,010 | $26.93 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
630 employed in Salinas, CA, median $58,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,000 | $18.75 |
| 25th percentile | $45,950 | — |
| Median | $58,080 | $27.92 |
| 75th percentile | $77,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,920 | $46.60 |
| Mean | $63,300 | $30.43 |
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.