Trucking pay in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
In South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,510 a year ($23.81 an hour), across 2,970 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,970 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $49,510 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,070 | $17.82 |
| 25th percentile | $45,370 | — |
| Median | $49,510 | $23.81 |
| 75th percentile | $60,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,820 | $36.45 |
| Mean | $53,270 | $25.61 |
Light truck drivers
1,100 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $37,930 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,910 | $11.98 |
| 25th percentile | $30,010 | — |
| Median | $37,930 | $18.24 |
| 75th percentile | $48,040 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,020 | $30.30 |
| Mean | $42,110 | $20.25 |
Driver/sales workers
690 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $29,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,200 | $8.75 |
| 25th percentile | $21,700 | — |
| Median | $29,070 | $13.98 |
| 75th percentile | $44,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,830 | $25.88 |
| Mean | $32,970 | $15.85 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,630 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $50,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,170 | $16.43 |
| 25th percentile | $37,820 | — |
| Median | $50,610 | $24.33 |
| 75th percentile | $59,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,310 | $33.80 |
| Mean | $49,940 | $24.01 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $44,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,910 | $14.38 |
| 25th percentile | $34,510 | — |
| Median | $44,230 | $21.26 |
| 75th percentile | $60,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,450 | $34.35 |
| Mean | $49,520 | $23.81 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
760 employed in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $56,060 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,770 | $18.16 |
| 25th percentile | $45,440 | — |
| Median | $56,060 | $26.95 |
| 75th percentile | $71,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,390 | $38.17 |
| Mean | $58,520 | $28.13 |
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.