Trucking pay in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
In South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,550 a year ($24.30 an hour), across 2,840 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,840 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $50,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,540 | $18.53 |
| 25th percentile | $45,330 | — |
| Median | $50,550 | $24.30 |
| 75th percentile | $63,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,130 | $35.16 |
| Mean | $54,490 | $26.20 |
Light truck drivers
740 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $45,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,290 | $12.16 |
| 25th percentile | $33,870 | — |
| Median | $45,440 | $21.85 |
| 75th percentile | $50,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,260 | $38.10 |
| Mean | $46,000 | $22.12 |
Driver/sales workers
300 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $39,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,940 | $9.59 |
| 25th percentile | $22,610 | — |
| Median | $39,640 | $19.06 |
| 75th percentile | $45,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,460 | $24.74 |
| Mean | $37,670 | $18.11 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
960 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $45,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,160 | $17.39 |
| 25th percentile | $38,720 | — |
| Median | $45,120 | $21.69 |
| 75th percentile | $50,770 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,530 | $29.58 |
| Mean | $46,810 | $22.51 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
170 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $50,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,020 | $15.88 |
| 25th percentile | $40,100 | — |
| Median | $50,420 | $24.24 |
| 75th percentile | $57,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,480 | $29.56 |
| Mean | $49,620 | $23.86 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
450 employed in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $61,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,080 | $17.35 |
| 25th percentile | $46,930 | — |
| Median | $61,630 | $29.63 |
| 75th percentile | $76,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,270 | $43.40 |
| Mean | $64,230 | $30.88 |
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.