Trucking pay in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
In Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,480 a year ($23.31 an hour), across 3,490 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
3,490 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $48,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,650 | $15.21 |
| 25th percentile | $43,830 | — |
| Median | $48,480 | $23.31 |
| 75th percentile | $59,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,940 | $35.55 |
| Mean | $52,580 | $25.28 |
Light truck drivers
920 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $41,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $31,430 | — |
| Median | $41,660 | $20.03 |
| 75th percentile | $49,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,980 | $45.19 |
| Mean | $47,360 | $22.77 |
Driver/sales workers
440 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $30,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $30,240 | — |
| Median | $30,670 | $14.75 |
| 75th percentile | $46,770 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,640 | $26.27 |
| Mean | $38,010 | $18.27 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
420 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $37,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $34,930 | — |
| Median | $37,390 | $17.97 |
| 75th percentile | $44,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,610 | $25.29 |
| Mean | $40,250 | $19.35 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
230 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $51,570 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,150 | $16.42 |
| 25th percentile | $42,420 | — |
| Median | $51,570 | $24.80 |
| 75th percentile | $58,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,110 | $32.27 |
| Mean | $51,670 | $24.84 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
490 employed in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $57,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,280 | $17.92 |
| 25th percentile | $46,490 | — |
| Median | $57,190 | $27.50 |
| 75th percentile | $68,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,510 | $39.67 |
| Mean | $59,620 | $28.67 |
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.