Trucking pay in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
In Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,700 a year ($26.78 an hour), across 4,360 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,360 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $55,700 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,980 | $16.82 |
| 25th percentile | $43,150 | — |
| Median | $55,700 | $26.78 |
| 75th percentile | $61,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,110 | $35.63 |
| Mean | $54,460 | $26.18 |
Light truck drivers
1,110 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $38,170 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,760 | $12.38 |
| 25th percentile | $32,740 | — |
| Median | $38,170 | $18.35 |
| 75th percentile | $49,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,910 | $44.67 |
| Mean | $45,730 | $21.99 |
Driver/sales workers
420 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $37,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,300 | $11.20 |
| 25th percentile | $28,300 | — |
| Median | $37,800 | $18.17 |
| 75th percentile | $45,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,690 | $25.33 |
| Mean | $37,670 | $18.11 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,590 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $39,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,350 | $15.07 |
| 25th percentile | $35,030 | — |
| Median | $39,640 | $19.06 |
| 75th percentile | $49,640 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,280 | $30.42 |
| Mean | $44,070 | $21.19 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
360 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $47,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,580 | $13.74 |
| 25th percentile | $36,490 | — |
| Median | $47,210 | $22.70 |
| 75th percentile | $60,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,330 | $32.37 |
| Mean | $48,740 | $23.43 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
880 employed in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, median $55,030 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,950 | $18.24 |
| 25th percentile | $44,890 | — |
| Median | $55,030 | $26.46 |
| 75th percentile | $66,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,210 | $40.00 |
| Mean | $58,820 | $28.28 |
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.