Trucking pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
In Waterbury-Shelton, CT, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,750 a year ($28.72 an hour), across 1,700 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.9% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,700 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $59,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,010 | $22.60 |
| 25th percentile | $52,480 | — |
| Median | $59,750 | $28.72 |
| 75th percentile | $64,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,330 | $36.70 |
| Mean | $60,560 | $29.12 |
Light truck drivers
1,170 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $43,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,010 | $16.35 |
| 25th percentile | $36,010 | — |
| Median | $43,580 | $20.95 |
| 75th percentile | $52,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,710 | $45.06 |
| Mean | $50,070 | $24.07 |
Driver/sales workers
470 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $38,640 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,010 | $16.35 |
| 25th percentile | $34,010 | — |
| Median | $38,640 | $18.58 |
| 75th percentile | $46,810 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,670 | $27.73 |
| Mean | $41,550 | $19.97 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
550 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $42,860 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,600 | $18.56 |
| 25th percentile | $38,930 | — |
| Median | $42,860 | $20.60 |
| 75th percentile | $51,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $66,230 | $31.84 |
| Mean | $47,100 | $22.64 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
140 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $51,710 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,580 | $18.55 |
| 25th percentile | $44,450 | — |
| Median | $51,710 | $24.86 |
| 75th percentile | $61,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,370 | $36.24 |
| Mean | $55,080 | $26.48 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
560 employed in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, median $61,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,220 | $22.22 |
| 25th percentile | $49,250 | — |
| Median | $61,660 | $29.64 |
| 75th percentile | $76,630 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,190 | $45.28 |
| Mean | $66,110 | $31.78 |
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.