Trucking pay in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
In South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,260 a year ($27.53 an hour), across 3,980 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,980 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $57,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,510 | $18.03 |
| 25th percentile | $47,460 | — |
| Median | $57,260 | $27.53 |
| 75th percentile | $62,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,850 | $35.99 |
| Mean | $55,390 | $26.63 |
Light truck drivers
850 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $44,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,070 | $13.50 |
| 25th percentile | $33,090 | — |
| Median | $44,360 | $21.33 |
| 75th percentile | $51,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,960 | $40.36 |
| Mean | $47,190 | $22.69 |
Driver/sales workers
660 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $26,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,600 | $9.90 |
| 25th percentile | $21,290 | — |
| Median | $26,810 | $12.89 |
| 75th percentile | $45,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,200 | $26.06 |
| Mean | $33,040 | $15.88 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,090 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $49,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,530 | $18.53 |
| 25th percentile | $45,150 | — |
| Median | $49,310 | $23.71 |
| 75th percentile | $61,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,980 | $29.80 |
| Mean | $51,580 | $24.80 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
210 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $48,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,780 | $11.44 |
| 25th percentile | $36,240 | — |
| Median | $48,840 | $23.48 |
| 75th percentile | $62,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,990 | $35.09 |
| Mean | $49,960 | $24.02 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
670 employed in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, median $63,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,390 | $18.46 |
| 25th percentile | $48,670 | — |
| Median | $63,350 | $30.46 |
| 75th percentile | $76,750 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,880 | $44.17 |
| Mean | $65,320 | $31.40 |
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.