Trucking pay in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
In Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,180 a year ($27.97 an hour), across 3,450 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,450 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $58,180 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,490 | $19.95 |
| 25th percentile | $46,350 | — |
| Median | $58,180 | $27.97 |
| 75th percentile | $71,890 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,960 | $39.89 |
| Mean | $60,190 | $28.94 |
Light truck drivers
630 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $45,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,710 | $13.32 |
| 25th percentile | $33,350 | — |
| Median | $45,360 | $21.81 |
| 75th percentile | $55,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,620 | $45.01 |
| Mean | $47,540 | $22.86 |
Driver/sales workers
600 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $36,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,460 | $11.28 |
| 25th percentile | $28,260 | — |
| Median | $36,720 | $17.65 |
| 75th percentile | $45,240 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,620 | $27.22 |
| Mean | $39,040 | $18.77 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
540 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $47,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,250 | $19.83 |
| 25th percentile | $44,750 | — |
| Median | $47,750 | $22.96 |
| 75th percentile | $55,720 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,380 | $29.99 |
| Mean | $49,820 | $23.95 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
170 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $62,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,580 | $20.47 |
| 25th percentile | $49,680 | — |
| Median | $62,650 | $30.12 |
| 75th percentile | $72,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,720 | $39.77 |
| Mean | $62,790 | $30.19 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
550 employed in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $64,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,110 | $23.13 |
| 25th percentile | $53,350 | — |
| Median | $64,920 | $31.21 |
| 75th percentile | $77,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $101,030 | $48.57 |
| Mean | $68,930 | $33.14 |
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.