Trucking pay in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
In South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $46,430 a year ($22.32 an hour), across 2,830 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 20.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,830 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $46,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,450 | $16.08 |
| 25th percentile | $38,130 | — |
| Median | $46,430 | $22.32 |
| 75th percentile | $56,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,270 | $34.27 |
| Mean | $49,020 | $23.57 |
Light truck drivers
670 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $36,040 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,220 | $12.61 |
| 25th percentile | $27,370 | — |
| Median | $36,040 | $17.33 |
| 75th percentile | $56,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,670 | $37.34 |
| Mean | $43,560 | $20.94 |
Driver/sales workers
250 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $39,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,080 | $11.58 |
| 25th percentile | $30,260 | — |
| Median | $39,750 | $19.11 |
| 75th percentile | $45,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,410 | $24.72 |
| Mean | $38,210 | $18.37 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,130 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $36,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,840 | $13.87 |
| 25th percentile | $34,790 | — |
| Median | $36,300 | $17.45 |
| 75th percentile | $45,760 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,110 | $26.49 |
| Mean | $40,570 | $19.51 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
160 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $51,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,720 | $14.77 |
| 25th percentile | $38,280 | — |
| Median | $51,310 | $24.67 |
| 75th percentile | $61,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,410 | $30.49 |
| Mean | $51,070 | $24.55 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
430 employed in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, median $54,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,810 | $17.22 |
| 25th percentile | $44,480 | — |
| Median | $54,330 | $26.12 |
| 75th percentile | $68,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,640 | $39.73 |
| Mean | $58,010 | $27.89 |
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.