Trucking pay in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
In Trenton-Princeton, NJ, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,460 a year ($28.59 an hour), across 1,230 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.4% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,230 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $59,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,950 | $23.05 |
| 25th percentile | $55,490 | — |
| Median | $59,460 | $28.59 |
| 75th percentile | $69,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,310 | $37.65 |
| Mean | $62,290 | $29.95 |
Light truck drivers
1,530 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $46,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,420 | $16.55 |
| 25th percentile | $42,830 | — |
| Median | $46,490 | $22.35 |
| 75th percentile | $48,640 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,500 | $29.57 |
| Mean | $48,450 | $23.29 |
Driver/sales workers
290 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $34,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,220 | $15.49 |
| 25th percentile | $33,050 | — |
| Median | $34,670 | $16.67 |
| 75th percentile | $44,540 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,530 | $25.26 |
| Mean | $39,040 | $18.77 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
860 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $43,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,330 | $16.99 |
| 25th percentile | $37,130 | — |
| Median | $43,090 | $20.71 |
| 75th percentile | $48,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,700 | $29.18 |
| Mean | $45,390 | $21.82 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
270 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $53,180 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,930 | $20.64 |
| 25th percentile | $47,820 | — |
| Median | $53,180 | $25.57 |
| 75th percentile | $63,790 | — |
| 90th percentile | $73,100 | $35.15 |
| Mean | $56,920 | $27.37 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,000 employed in Trenton-Princeton, NJ, median $67,500 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,900 | $21.11 |
| 25th percentile | $54,200 | — |
| Median | $67,500 | $32.45 |
| 75th percentile | $79,850 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,380 | $47.30 |
| Mean | $70,250 | $33.77 |
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.