Trucking pay in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
In South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,490 a year ($23.31 an hour), across 3,040 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 17.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,040 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $48,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,880 | $18.21 |
| 25th percentile | $44,900 | — |
| Median | $48,490 | $23.31 |
| 75th percentile | $60,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,720 | $33.52 |
| Mean | $52,040 | $25.02 |
Light truck drivers
560 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $43,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,820 | $13.86 |
| 25th percentile | $31,270 | — |
| Median | $43,340 | $20.84 |
| 75th percentile | $49,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,790 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $47,690 | $22.93 |
Driver/sales workers
420 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $32,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,080 | $13.50 |
| 25th percentile | $30,340 | — |
| Median | $32,980 | $15.86 |
| 75th percentile | $35,760 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,690 | $24.85 |
| Mean | $36,850 | $17.72 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,220 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $48,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,360 | $18.44 |
| 25th percentile | $44,420 | — |
| Median | $48,150 | $23.15 |
| 75th percentile | $59,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,070 | $29.36 |
| Mean | $49,620 | $23.86 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
170 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $50,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,100 | $16.40 |
| 25th percentile | $42,220 | — |
| Median | $50,860 | $24.45 |
| 75th percentile | $63,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,550 | $47.38 |
| Mean | $57,160 | $27.48 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
560 employed in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, median $60,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,070 | $17.82 |
| 25th percentile | $45,360 | — |
| Median | $60,440 | $29.06 |
| 75th percentile | $74,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,410 | $38.66 |
| Mean | $61,140 | $29.39 |
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.