Trucking pay in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
In Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,630 a year ($26.27 an hour), across 3,230 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,230 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $54,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,310 | $18.42 |
| 25th percentile | $47,180 | — |
| Median | $54,630 | $26.27 |
| 75th percentile | $60,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,610 | $35.87 |
| Mean | $55,840 | $26.84 |
Light truck drivers
790 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $34,740 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,330 | $10.74 |
| 25th percentile | $26,910 | — |
| Median | $34,740 | $16.70 |
| 75th percentile | $43,570 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,120 | $25.06 |
| Mean | $36,590 | $17.59 |
Driver/sales workers
360 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $33,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $16,420 | $7.89 |
| 25th percentile | $21,000 | — |
| Median | $33,970 | $16.33 |
| 75th percentile | $46,450 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,640 | $27.23 |
| Mean | $34,440 | $16.56 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
860 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $57,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,130 | $18.33 |
| 25th percentile | $44,480 | — |
| Median | $57,050 | $27.43 |
| 75th percentile | $59,720 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,380 | $33.84 |
| Mean | $54,380 | $26.14 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
200 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $48,310 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,190 | $14.03 |
| 25th percentile | $38,560 | — |
| Median | $48,310 | $23.23 |
| 75th percentile | $59,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,700 | $33.99 |
| Mean | $50,850 | $24.45 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
450 employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, median $61,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,010 | $18.27 |
| 25th percentile | $45,290 | — |
| Median | $61,590 | $29.61 |
| 75th percentile | $74,250 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,910 | $46.59 |
| Mean | $62,740 | $30.16 |
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.