Trucking pay in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,730 a year ($27.27 an hour), across 3,440 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 3.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,440 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $56,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,840 | $20.60 |
| 25th percentile | $47,560 | — |
| Median | $56,730 | $27.27 |
| 75th percentile | $62,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,510 | $36.78 |
| Mean | $57,510 | $27.65 |
Light truck drivers
650 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $45,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,720 | $13.81 |
| 25th percentile | $35,970 | — |
| Median | $45,340 | $21.80 |
| 75th percentile | $51,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,600 | $45.00 |
| Mean | $48,850 | $23.48 |
Driver/sales workers
350 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $36,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,460 | $11.28 |
| 25th percentile | $27,110 | — |
| Median | $36,780 | $17.68 |
| 75th percentile | $48,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,990 | $28.36 |
| Mean | $38,540 | $18.53 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
260 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $54,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,840 | $18.67 |
| 25th percentile | $46,190 | — |
| Median | $54,210 | $26.06 |
| 75th percentile | $57,650 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,970 | $29.79 |
| Mean | $52,680 | $25.33 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $58,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,420 | $18.95 |
| 25th percentile | $45,530 | — |
| Median | $58,710 | $28.23 |
| 75th percentile | $64,250 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,350 | $35.27 |
| Mean | $57,230 | $27.52 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
410 employed in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, median $66,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,110 | $23.13 |
| 25th percentile | $57,570 | — |
| Median | $66,390 | $31.92 |
| 75th percentile | $76,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $85,740 | $41.22 |
| Mean | $68,080 | $32.73 |
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.