Trucking pay in Tuscaloosa, AL
In Tuscaloosa, AL, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,190 a year ($24.13 an hour), across 1,440 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 14.4% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,440 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $50,190 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,220 | $18.37 |
| 25th percentile | $43,720 | — |
| Median | $50,190 | $24.13 |
| 75th percentile | $61,550 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,350 | $36.23 |
| Mean | $54,280 | $26.10 |
Light truck drivers
520 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $37,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,040 | $13.00 |
| 25th percentile | $30,870 | — |
| Median | $37,880 | $18.21 |
| 75th percentile | $47,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $80,340 | $38.62 |
| Mean | $44,030 | $21.17 |
Driver/sales workers
180 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $37,170 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,310 | $12.17 |
| 25th percentile | $25,720 | — |
| Median | $37,170 | $17.87 |
| 75th percentile | $45,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,110 | $28.42 |
| Mean | $38,470 | $18.49 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
880 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $39,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,440 | $17.04 |
| 25th percentile | $37,240 | — |
| Median | $39,210 | $18.85 |
| 75th percentile | $44,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,920 | $24.00 |
| Mean | $41,710 | $20.05 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $44,740 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,210 | $15.48 |
| 25th percentile | $34,270 | — |
| Median | $44,740 | $21.51 |
| 75th percentile | $57,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,740 | $33.05 |
| Mean | $47,990 | $23.07 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
530 employed in Tuscaloosa, AL, median $57,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,880 | $17.25 |
| 25th percentile | $44,420 | — |
| Median | $57,020 | $27.41 |
| 75th percentile | $74,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,070 | $45.23 |
| Mean | $60,950 | $29.31 |
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.