Trucking pay in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
In Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,220 a year ($27.03 an hour), across 4,950 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,950 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $56,220 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,130 | $18.81 |
| 25th percentile | $47,130 | — |
| Median | $56,220 | $27.03 |
| 75th percentile | $60,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,660 | $36.38 |
| Mean | $56,120 | $26.98 |
Light truck drivers
770 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $38,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,620 | $12.80 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $38,910 | $18.71 |
| 75th percentile | $47,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,790 | $45.09 |
| Mean | $44,650 | $21.46 |
Driver/sales workers
600 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $47,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,780 | $10.47 |
| 25th percentile | $26,850 | — |
| Median | $47,990 | $23.07 |
| 75th percentile | $61,570 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,400 | $30.00 |
| Mean | $45,740 | $21.99 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,900 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $48,220 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,610 | $18.56 |
| 25th percentile | $43,460 | — |
| Median | $48,220 | $23.18 |
| 75th percentile | $49,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,690 | $27.25 |
| Mean | $48,030 | $23.09 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
160 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $44,770 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,360 | $17.00 |
| 25th percentile | $40,710 | — |
| Median | $44,770 | $21.53 |
| 75th percentile | $55,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,900 | $29.76 |
| Mean | $47,530 | $22.85 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
750 employed in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $59,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,990 | $17.30 |
| 25th percentile | $47,640 | — |
| Median | $59,360 | $28.54 |
| 75th percentile | $74,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,450 | $43.97 |
| Mean | $62,100 | $29.86 |
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.