Trucking pay in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
In Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,050 a year ($26.95 an hour), across 2,270 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,270 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $56,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,420 | $18.47 |
| 25th percentile | $47,530 | — |
| Median | $56,050 | $26.95 |
| 75th percentile | $63,290 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,910 | $32.17 |
| Mean | $54,950 | $26.42 |
Light truck drivers
500 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $39,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,540 | $13.24 |
| 25th percentile | $30,790 | — |
| Median | $39,710 | $19.09 |
| 75th percentile | $48,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,060 | $30.32 |
| Mean | $43,250 | $20.80 |
Driver/sales workers
610 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $37,510 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,960 | $12.48 |
| 25th percentile | $27,980 | — |
| Median | $37,510 | $18.03 |
| 75th percentile | $45,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,540 | $26.70 |
| Mean | $38,220 | $18.38 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,460 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $48,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,300 | $18.41 |
| 25th percentile | $44,300 | — |
| Median | $48,330 | $23.23 |
| 75th percentile | $60,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,380 | $29.03 |
| Mean | $50,820 | $24.43 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $52,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,590 | $18.07 |
| 25th percentile | $44,540 | — |
| Median | $52,710 | $25.34 |
| 75th percentile | $63,310 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,990 | $37.50 |
| Mean | $55,800 | $26.83 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
400 employed in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, median $60,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,270 | $19.36 |
| 25th percentile | $45,970 | — |
| Median | $60,090 | $28.89 |
| 75th percentile | $73,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,540 | $41.61 |
| Mean | $63,130 | $30.35 |
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.