Trucking pay in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
In Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,720 a year ($26.31 an hour), across 2,190 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,190 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $54,720 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,510 | $18.03 |
| 25th percentile | $45,360 | — |
| Median | $54,720 | $26.31 |
| 75th percentile | $59,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,490 | $34.37 |
| Mean | $54,790 | $26.34 |
Light truck drivers
580 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $36,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,020 | $12.99 |
| 25th percentile | $28,450 | — |
| Median | $36,710 | $17.65 |
| 75th percentile | $42,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,650 | $27.24 |
| Mean | $39,360 | $18.93 |
Driver/sales workers
300 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $36,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,810 | $12.41 |
| 25th percentile | $27,430 | — |
| Median | $36,730 | $17.66 |
| 75th percentile | $48,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,860 | $26.86 |
| Mean | $40,010 | $19.24 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
710 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $45,100 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,440 | $17.04 |
| 25th percentile | $39,150 | — |
| Median | $45,100 | $21.68 |
| 75th percentile | $47,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,570 | $28.64 |
| Mean | $44,950 | $21.61 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
190 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $42,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,410 | $17.51 |
| 25th percentile | $42,340 | — |
| Median | $42,340 | $20.35 |
| 75th percentile | $49,430 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,400 | $30.48 |
| Mean | $46,580 | $22.40 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
440 employed in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $59,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,550 | $19.01 |
| 25th percentile | $46,590 | — |
| Median | $59,970 | $28.83 |
| 75th percentile | $71,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,820 | $37.90 |
| Mean | $60,760 | $29.21 |
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.