Trucking pay in Syracuse, NY
In Syracuse, NY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $61,330 a year ($29.48 an hour), across 4,120 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.6% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,120 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $61,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,070 | $22.63 |
| 25th percentile | $52,310 | — |
| Median | $61,330 | $29.48 |
| 75th percentile | $73,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $85,490 | $41.10 |
| Mean | $64,740 | $31.13 |
Light truck drivers
2,710 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $44,200 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,230 | $15.98 |
| 25th percentile | $38,080 | — |
| Median | $44,200 | $21.25 |
| 75th percentile | $53,690 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,530 | $31.51 |
| Mean | $47,500 | $22.84 |
Driver/sales workers
850 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $42,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $33,500 | — |
| Median | $42,540 | $20.45 |
| 75th percentile | $49,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,180 | $27.97 |
| Mean | $43,260 | $20.80 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
860 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $48,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,340 | $18.44 |
| 25th percentile | $43,340 | — |
| Median | $48,970 | $23.54 |
| 75th percentile | $55,840 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,140 | $30.35 |
| Mean | $50,160 | $24.11 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
490 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $50,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,310 | $18.90 |
| 25th percentile | $45,560 | — |
| Median | $50,480 | $24.27 |
| 75th percentile | $58,320 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,960 | $37.00 |
| Mean | $54,970 | $26.43 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,320 employed in Syracuse, NY, median $64,540 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,170 | $21.72 |
| 25th percentile | $49,770 | — |
| Median | $64,540 | $31.03 |
| 75th percentile | $77,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $90,550 | $43.53 |
| Mean | $66,010 | $31.74 |
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.