Trucking pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,560 a year ($24.31 an hour), across 15,840 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
15,840 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $50,560 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,850 | $18.68 |
| 25th percentile | $46,000 | — |
| Median | $50,560 | $24.31 |
| 75th percentile | $62,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,770 | $34.98 |
| Mean | $54,470 | $26.19 |
Light truck drivers
9,710 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $40,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,480 | $13.69 |
| 25th percentile | $35,990 | — |
| Median | $40,490 | $19.47 |
| 75th percentile | $47,400 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,890 | $29.27 |
| Mean | $43,830 | $21.07 |
Driver/sales workers
4,150 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $32,830 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,040 | $13.00 |
| 25th percentile | $27,140 | — |
| Median | $32,830 | $15.79 |
| 75th percentile | $46,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,060 | $27.43 |
| Mean | $37,230 | $17.90 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
5,330 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $49,850 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,470 | $18.02 |
| 25th percentile | $41,130 | — |
| Median | $49,850 | $23.97 |
| 75th percentile | $58,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,520 | $29.10 |
| Mean | $49,730 | $23.91 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,820 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $45,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,840 | $17.23 |
| 25th percentile | $39,110 | — |
| Median | $45,090 | $21.68 |
| 75th percentile | $59,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,210 | $31.35 |
| Mean | $49,350 | $23.73 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
4,560 employed in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, median $61,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,290 | $19.37 |
| 25th percentile | $49,340 | — |
| Median | $61,640 | $29.64 |
| 75th percentile | $76,960 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,030 | $43.76 |
| Mean | $64,920 | $31.21 |
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.