Trucking pay in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $50,460 a year ($24.26 an hour), across 7,460 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 13.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
7,460 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $50,460 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,180 | $18.36 |
| 25th percentile | $45,670 | — |
| Median | $50,460 | $24.26 |
| 75th percentile | $60,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,930 | $34.58 |
| Mean | $53,660 | $25.80 |
Light truck drivers
5,040 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $41,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,640 | $13.77 |
| 25th percentile | $34,220 | — |
| Median | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| 75th percentile | $43,960 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,930 | $30.26 |
| Mean | $43,390 | $20.86 |
Driver/sales workers
2,550 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $34,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,810 | $12.41 |
| 25th percentile | $30,120 | — |
| Median | $34,880 | $16.77 |
| 75th percentile | $46,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,070 | $26.00 |
| Mean | $39,850 | $19.16 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
3,610 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $47,040 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,130 | $18.33 |
| 25th percentile | $40,900 | — |
| Median | $47,040 | $22.62 |
| 75th percentile | $51,520 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,060 | $28.88 |
| Mean | $48,090 | $23.12 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
1,090 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $48,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,090 | $18.31 |
| 25th percentile | $43,120 | — |
| Median | $48,160 | $23.16 |
| 75th percentile | $59,880 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,620 | $31.07 |
| Mean | $51,410 | $24.72 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
3,460 employed in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, median $61,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,310 | $19.38 |
| 25th percentile | $46,790 | — |
| Median | $61,140 | $29.39 |
| 75th percentile | $76,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,990 | $43.26 |
| Mean | $65,230 | $31.36 |
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.