Trucking pay in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,980 a year ($27.88 an hour), across 2,160 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.1% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,160 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $57,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,710 | $19.09 |
| 25th percentile | $48,170 | — |
| Median | $57,980 | $27.88 |
| 75th percentile | $63,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,940 | $37.47 |
| Mean | $58,230 | $28.00 |
Light truck drivers
240 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $38,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,880 | $11.48 |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | — |
| Median | $38,310 | $18.42 |
| 75th percentile | $55,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,430 | $44.92 |
| Mean | $48,110 | $23.13 |
Driver/sales workers
180 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $43,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,610 | $10.87 |
| 25th percentile | $27,000 | — |
| Median | $43,380 | $20.86 |
| 75th percentile | $57,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,400 | $30.00 |
| Mean | $42,020 | $20.20 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
510 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $49,530 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,940 | $19.20 |
| 25th percentile | $45,620 | — |
| Median | $49,530 | $23.81 |
| 75th percentile | $61,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,460 | $30.03 |
| Mean | $51,310 | $24.67 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $45,560 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,960 | $17.77 |
| 25th percentile | $37,740 | — |
| Median | $45,560 | $21.90 |
| 75th percentile | $53,860 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,490 | $30.52 |
| Mean | $47,990 | $23.07 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
350 employed in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, median $59,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $15,080 | $7.25 |
| 25th percentile | $46,010 | — |
| Median | $59,130 | $28.43 |
| 75th percentile | $74,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,980 | $38.45 |
| Mean | $58,530 | $28.14 |
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.