Trucking pay in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
In South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,750 a year ($26.32 an hour), across 2,160 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,160 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $54,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,570 | $18.06 |
| 25th percentile | $45,770 | — |
| Median | $54,750 | $26.32 |
| 75th percentile | $59,960 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,020 | $36.07 |
| Mean | $54,330 | $26.12 |
Light truck drivers
1,110 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $42,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $32,590 | — |
| Median | $42,250 | $20.31 |
| 75th percentile | $52,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,540 | $44.97 |
| Mean | $47,680 | $22.92 |
Driver/sales workers
410 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $36,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $36,660 | $17.63 |
| 75th percentile | $43,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,840 | $26.85 |
| Mean | $38,810 | $18.66 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
430 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $50,470 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,960 | $17.77 |
| 25th percentile | $44,510 | — |
| Median | $50,470 | $24.27 |
| 75th percentile | $51,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,220 | $37.12 |
| Mean | $51,790 | $24.90 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $46,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,410 | $17.50 |
| 25th percentile | $37,140 | — |
| Median | $46,080 | $22.15 |
| 75th percentile | $58,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,310 | $36.69 |
| Mean | $50,620 | $24.34 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
410 employed in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, median $59,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,910 | $20.15 |
| 25th percentile | $49,780 | — |
| Median | $59,440 | $28.58 |
| 75th percentile | $75,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $99,250 | $47.72 |
| Mean | $66,070 | $31.76 |
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.