Trucking pay in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
In Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,630 a year ($23.86 an hour), across 1,990 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
1,990 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $49,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,360 | $17.48 |
| 25th percentile | $44,690 | — |
| Median | $49,630 | $23.86 |
| 75th percentile | $59,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,160 | $33.25 |
| Mean | $51,980 | $24.99 |
Light truck drivers
380 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $28,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,360 | $12.67 |
| 25th percentile | $27,220 | — |
| Median | $28,840 | $13.87 |
| 75th percentile | $37,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $44,670 | $21.48 |
| Mean | $33,070 | $15.90 |
Driver/sales workers
440 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $37,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,930 | $12.47 |
| 25th percentile | $28,700 | — |
| Median | $37,010 | $17.79 |
| 75th percentile | $48,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,870 | $27.82 |
| Mean | $40,420 | $19.43 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
580 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $40,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,030 | $15.40 |
| 25th percentile | $36,220 | — |
| Median | $40,090 | $19.27 |
| 75th percentile | $47,210 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,700 | $26.30 |
| Mean | $42,380 | $20.38 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
180 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median — a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | — | — |
| 25th percentile | — | — |
| Median | — | — |
| 75th percentile | — | — |
| 90th percentile | — | — |
| Mean | — | — |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
480 employed in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, median $57,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,760 | $18.15 |
| 25th percentile | $45,530 | — |
| Median | $57,120 | $27.46 |
| 75th percentile | $73,250 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,470 | $40.13 |
| Mean | $61,140 | $29.40 |
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.