Trucking pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $71,240 a year ($34.25 an hour), across 21,230 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 21.5% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
21,230 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $71,240 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $55,980 | $26.91 |
| 25th percentile | $61,570 | — |
| Median | $71,240 | $34.25 |
| 75th percentile | $78,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,810 | $45.10 |
| Mean | $71,980 | $34.61 |
Light truck drivers
14,680 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $49,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,270 | $20.81 |
| 25th percentile | $47,760 | — |
| Median | $49,590 | $23.84 |
| 75th percentile | $58,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,180 | $36.63 |
| Mean | $55,630 | $26.74 |
Driver/sales workers
3,930 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $41,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,650 | $16.66 |
| 25th percentile | $35,120 | — |
| Median | $41,570 | $19.98 |
| 75th percentile | $55,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,350 | $33.82 |
| Mean | $46,850 | $22.52 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
10,110 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $55,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,220 | $22.22 |
| 25th percentile | $48,710 | — |
| Median | $55,600 | $26.73 |
| 75th percentile | $56,940 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,690 | $30.62 |
| Mean | $55,100 | $26.49 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
2,950 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $59,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,990 | $22.59 |
| 25th percentile | $51,900 | — |
| Median | $59,340 | $28.53 |
| 75th percentile | $75,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,900 | $44.18 |
| Mean | $64,950 | $31.23 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
8,250 employed in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, median $76,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $53,690 | $25.81 |
| 25th percentile | $61,210 | — |
| Median | $76,390 | $36.73 |
| 75th percentile | $90,110 | — |
| 90th percentile | $106,590 | $51.24 |
| Mean | $77,890 | $37.45 |
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.