Trucking pay in Traverse City, MI
In Traverse City, MI, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,700 a year ($27.74 an hour), across 740 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
740 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $57,700 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,640 | $21.94 |
| 25th percentile | $49,460 | — |
| Median | $57,700 | $27.74 |
| 75th percentile | $58,720 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,720 | $30.64 |
| Mean | $55,070 | $26.48 |
Light truck drivers
440 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $42,650 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,120 | $14.48 |
| 25th percentile | $34,750 | — |
| Median | $42,650 | $20.50 |
| 75th percentile | $48,240 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,120 | $38.52 |
| Mean | $46,600 | $22.41 |
Driver/sales workers
290 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $43,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,570 | $12.77 |
| 25th percentile | $35,290 | — |
| Median | $43,430 | $20.88 |
| 75th percentile | $48,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,370 | $28.06 |
| Mean | $41,990 | $20.19 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
230 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $47,340 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,820 | $18.18 |
| 25th percentile | $39,430 | — |
| Median | $47,340 | $22.76 |
| 75th percentile | $52,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,350 | $31.90 |
| Mean | $47,210 | $22.70 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
80 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $51,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,120 | $18.81 |
| 25th percentile | $46,640 | — |
| Median | $51,140 | $24.59 |
| 75th percentile | $58,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,210 | $35.68 |
| Mean | $54,700 | $26.30 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
180 employed in Traverse City, MI, median $62,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,310 | $20.34 |
| 25th percentile | $49,020 | — |
| Median | $62,130 | $29.87 |
| 75th percentile | $79,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,270 | $44.36 |
| Mean | $64,450 | $30.99 |
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.