Trucking pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $70,730 a year ($34.00 an hour), across 5,360 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 20.6% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
5,360 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $70,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,280 | $23.21 |
| 25th percentile | $57,880 | — |
| Median | $70,730 | $34.00 |
| 75th percentile | $80,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,620 | $45.49 |
| Mean | $70,730 | $34.00 |
Light truck drivers
4,480 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $52,100 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,050 | $20.70 |
| 25th percentile | $46,480 | — |
| Median | $52,100 | $25.05 |
| 75th percentile | $60,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,240 | $40.02 |
| Mean | $57,840 | $27.81 |
Driver/sales workers
1,360 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $51,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,890 | $20.14 |
| 25th percentile | $45,690 | — |
| Median | $51,260 | $24.64 |
| 75th percentile | $62,220 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,150 | $36.13 |
| Mean | $55,520 | $26.69 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,130 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $54,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,040 | $21.66 |
| 25th percentile | $46,960 | — |
| Median | $54,440 | $26.17 |
| 75th percentile | $61,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,860 | $35.51 |
| Mean | $56,050 | $26.95 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
720 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $60,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,000 | $22.60 |
| 25th percentile | $52,910 | — |
| Median | $60,780 | $29.22 |
| 75th percentile | $76,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,600 | $47.40 |
| Mean | $66,940 | $32.18 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
2,310 employed in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, median $74,240 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $50,630 | $24.34 |
| 25th percentile | $58,010 | — |
| Median | $74,240 | $35.69 |
| 75th percentile | $92,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $105,700 | $50.82 |
| Mean | $76,950 | $36.99 |
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.