Trucking pay in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $47,580 a year ($22.88 an hour), across 1,390 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 18.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,390 employed in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, median $47,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,660 | $17.15 |
| 25th percentile | $41,690 | — |
| Median | $47,580 | $22.88 |
| 75th percentile | $49,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,230 | $28.48 |
| Mean | $47,430 | $22.81 |
Light truck drivers
560 employed in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, median $34,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,390 | $10.29 |
| 25th percentile | $27,620 | — |
| Median | $34,380 | $16.53 |
| 75th percentile | $45,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,950 | $25.46 |
| Mean | $36,350 | $17.48 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
660 employed in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, median $50,040 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,730 | $16.70 |
| 25th percentile | $39,160 | — |
| Median | $50,040 | $24.06 |
| 75th percentile | $50,040 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,040 | $24.06 |
| Mean | $45,680 | $21.96 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
140 employed in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, median $49,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,520 | $14.67 |
| 25th percentile | $41,750 | — |
| Median | $49,250 | $23.68 |
| 75th percentile | $61,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,800 | $36.44 |
| Mean | $52,260 | $25.13 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
350 employed in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, median $60,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,250 | $17.43 |
| 25th percentile | $46,280 | — |
| Median | $60,580 | $29.12 |
| 75th percentile | $72,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,430 | $45.40 |
| Mean | $63,400 | $30.48 |
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.