Trucking pay in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,650 a year ($23.87 an hour), across 1,680 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,680 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $49,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,790 | $18.17 |
| 25th percentile | $44,870 | — |
| Median | $49,650 | $23.87 |
| 75th percentile | $60,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,420 | $35.78 |
| Mean | $55,410 | $26.64 |
Light truck drivers
350 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $37,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,130 | $12.08 |
| 25th percentile | $30,020 | — |
| Median | $37,630 | $18.09 |
| 75th percentile | $48,790 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,370 | $38.64 |
| Mean | $43,460 | $20.90 |
Driver/sales workers
210 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $30,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,300 | $11.20 |
| 25th percentile | $25,420 | — |
| Median | $30,880 | $14.85 |
| 75th percentile | $45,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,730 | $27.27 |
| Mean | $36,200 | $17.40 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
470 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $47,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,300 | $15.53 |
| 25th percentile | $36,430 | — |
| Median | $47,670 | $22.92 |
| 75th percentile | $49,770 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,950 | $27.38 |
| Mean | $44,660 | $21.47 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $50,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,490 | $18.50 |
| 25th percentile | $46,750 | — |
| Median | $50,920 | $24.48 |
| 75th percentile | $57,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,190 | $33.75 |
| Mean | $53,680 | $25.81 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
360 employed in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, median $60,230 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,860 | $16.76 |
| 25th percentile | $46,100 | — |
| Median | $60,230 | $28.96 |
| 75th percentile | $74,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,080 | $44.75 |
| Mean | $61,840 | $29.73 |
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.