Trucking pay in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,610 a year ($23.85 an hour), across 1,110 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,110 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $49,610 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,200 | $17.89 |
| 25th percentile | $45,540 | — |
| Median | $49,610 | $23.85 |
| 75th percentile | $60,440 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,900 | $36.01 |
| Mean | $53,510 | $25.73 |
Light truck drivers
330 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $36,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $29,130 | — |
| Median | $36,010 | $17.31 |
| 75th percentile | $47,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,240 | $26.56 |
| Mean | $40,960 | $19.69 |
Driver/sales workers
230 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $31,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $28,650 | — |
| Median | $31,710 | $15.25 |
| 75th percentile | $40,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,350 | $24.69 |
| Mean | $35,750 | $17.19 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
270 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $41,300 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,110 | $16.88 |
| 25th percentile | $35,700 | — |
| Median | $41,300 | $19.86 |
| 75th percentile | $42,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,150 | $27.96 |
| Mean | $42,970 | $20.66 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $50,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,780 | $16.72 |
| 25th percentile | $36,140 | — |
| Median | $50,090 | $24.08 |
| 75th percentile | $58,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,110 | $32.27 |
| Mean | $50,690 | $24.37 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
210 employed in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, median $56,700 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,130 | $17.85 |
| 25th percentile | $46,270 | — |
| Median | $56,700 | $27.26 |
| 75th percentile | $64,390 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,580 | $37.30 |
| Mean | $57,270 | $27.54 |
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.