Trucking pay in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
In Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,670 a year ($24.84 an hour), across 1,330 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 11.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,330 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $51,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,670 | $17.15 |
| 25th percentile | $45,070 | — |
| Median | $51,670 | $24.84 |
| 75th percentile | $60,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,690 | $34.95 |
| Mean | $52,460 | $25.22 |
Light truck drivers
200 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $35,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,900 | $11.49 |
| 25th percentile | $27,350 | — |
| Median | $35,020 | $16.84 |
| 75th percentile | $47,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,310 | $26.11 |
| Mean | $37,900 | $18.22 |
Driver/sales workers
200 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $22,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $16,690 | $8.02 |
| 25th percentile | $20,900 | — |
| Median | $22,430 | $10.78 |
| 75th percentile | $41,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,950 | $28.34 |
| Mean | $32,400 | $15.58 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
790 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $39,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,310 | $17.94 |
| 25th percentile | $39,660 | — |
| Median | $39,660 | $19.07 |
| 75th percentile | $47,690 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,570 | $25.27 |
| Mean | $42,970 | $20.66 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $45,870 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,340 | $18.43 |
| 25th percentile | $41,790 | — |
| Median | $45,870 | $22.05 |
| 75th percentile | $61,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,470 | $35.81 |
| Mean | $51,780 | $24.89 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
180 employed in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, median $63,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,790 | $18.17 |
| 25th percentile | $46,910 | — |
| Median | $63,610 | $30.58 |
| 75th percentile | $74,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,310 | $38.13 |
| Mean | $62,470 | $30.04 |
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.