Trucking pay in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
In Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,090 a year ($23.12 an hour), across 1,700 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 18.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,700 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $48,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,000 | $17.31 |
| 25th percentile | $39,800 | — |
| Median | $48,090 | $23.12 |
| 75th percentile | $58,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,030 | $34.15 |
| Mean | $51,280 | $24.65 |
Light truck drivers
330 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $40,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,730 | $11.41 |
| 25th percentile | $27,150 | — |
| Median | $40,660 | $19.55 |
| 75th percentile | $52,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,660 | $45.51 |
| Mean | $46,560 | $22.39 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $35,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,350 | $8.82 |
| 25th percentile | $22,140 | — |
| Median | $35,920 | $17.27 |
| 75th percentile | $46,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,550 | $27.19 |
| Mean | $37,070 | $17.82 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
160 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $41,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,510 | $13.71 |
| 25th percentile | $35,080 | — |
| Median | $41,670 | $20.03 |
| 75th percentile | $48,040 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,560 | $32.00 |
| Mean | $42,360 | $20.36 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $57,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,860 | $16.76 |
| 25th percentile | $45,060 | — |
| Median | $57,430 | $27.61 |
| 75th percentile | $66,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,970 | $34.60 |
| Mean | $56,090 | $26.97 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
280 employed in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $52,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,230 | $16.46 |
| 25th percentile | $40,860 | — |
| Median | $52,070 | $25.03 |
| 75th percentile | $69,050 | — |
| 90th percentile | $99,510 | $47.84 |
| Mean | $58,430 | $28.09 |
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.