Trucking pay in State College, PA
In State College, PA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $56,130 a year ($26.99 an hour), across 650 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.3% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
650 employed in State College, PA, median $56,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 25th percentile | $49,080 | — |
| Median | $56,130 | $26.99 |
| 75th percentile | $61,140 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,110 | $36.11 |
| Mean | $56,680 | $27.25 |
Light truck drivers
300 employed in State College, PA, median $39,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,100 | $11.11 |
| 25th percentile | $28,750 | — |
| Median | $39,270 | $18.88 |
| 75th percentile | $51,680 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,860 | $46.57 |
| Mean | $45,240 | $21.75 |
Driver/sales workers
130 employed in State College, PA, median $37,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,110 | $8.71 |
| 25th percentile | $23,960 | — |
| Median | $37,070 | $17.82 |
| 75th percentile | $47,040 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,770 | $34.51 |
| Mean | $40,140 | $19.30 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
70 employed in State College, PA, median $43,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,690 | $18.12 |
| 25th percentile | $39,590 | — |
| Median | $43,860 | $21.09 |
| 75th percentile | $44,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $53,550 | $25.74 |
| Mean | $44,190 | $21.25 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
50 employed in State College, PA, median $46,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,890 | $16.78 |
| 25th percentile | $38,710 | — |
| Median | $46,640 | $22.42 |
| 75th percentile | $58,660 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,040 | $36.56 |
| Mean | $50,650 | $24.35 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
140 employed in State College, PA, median $55,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,350 | $17.96 |
| 25th percentile | $44,350 | — |
| Median | $55,290 | $26.58 |
| 75th percentile | $72,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,290 | $42.93 |
| Mean | $59,260 | $28.49 |
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.