Trucking pay in Topeka, KS
In Topeka, KS, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,870 a year ($28.30 an hour), across 1,450 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.4% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,450 employed in Topeka, KS, median $58,870 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,330 | $22.27 |
| 25th percentile | $49,260 | — |
| Median | $58,870 | $28.30 |
| 75th percentile | $71,690 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,260 | $37.14 |
| Mean | $60,900 | $29.28 |
Light truck drivers
600 employed in Topeka, KS, median $42,970 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,240 | $12.61 |
| 25th percentile | $33,630 | — |
| Median | $42,970 | $20.66 |
| 75th percentile | $48,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,830 | $30.69 |
| Mean | $44,580 | $21.43 |
Driver/sales workers
160 employed in Topeka, KS, median $46,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21,370 | $10.28 |
| 25th percentile | $35,290 | — |
| Median | $46,320 | $22.27 |
| 75th percentile | $53,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,020 | $29.82 |
| Mean | $44,480 | $21.39 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
900 employed in Topeka, KS, median $49,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,610 | $20.01 |
| 25th percentile | $48,860 | — |
| Median | $49,440 | $23.77 |
| 75th percentile | $49,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,060 | $26.95 |
| Mean | $49,310 | $23.71 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
90 employed in Topeka, KS, median $47,170 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,810 | $17.22 |
| 25th percentile | $42,360 | — |
| Median | $47,170 | $22.68 |
| 75th percentile | $59,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,180 | $33.26 |
| Mean | $51,920 | $24.96 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
450 employed in Topeka, KS, median $63,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,580 | $19.99 |
| 25th percentile | $51,380 | — |
| Median | $63,600 | $30.58 |
| 75th percentile | $75,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $87,570 | $42.10 |
| Mean | $65,050 | $31.27 |
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.