Trucking pay in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $58,730 a year ($28.23 an hour), across 1,600 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.2% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,600 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $58,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,780 | $18.16 |
| 25th percentile | $47,300 | — |
| Median | $58,730 | $28.23 |
| 75th percentile | $71,940 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,220 | $38.09 |
| Mean | $58,800 | $28.27 |
Light truck drivers
590 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $41,150 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,200 | $14.04 |
| 25th percentile | $36,520 | — |
| Median | $41,150 | $19.78 |
| 75th percentile | $45,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,610 | $31.54 |
| Mean | $45,500 | $21.88 |
Driver/sales workers
220 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $44,920 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,190 | $11.15 |
| 25th percentile | $28,930 | — |
| Median | $44,920 | $21.60 |
| 75th percentile | $59,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $64,210 | $30.87 |
| Mean | $44,520 | $21.40 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
480 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $43,670 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,970 | $17.77 |
| 25th percentile | $40,830 | — |
| Median | $43,670 | $20.99 |
| 75th percentile | $49,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,310 | $27.07 |
| Mean | $45,900 | $22.07 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $45,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,990 | $12.50 |
| 25th percentile | $42,850 | — |
| Median | $45,810 | $22.02 |
| 75th percentile | $55,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,280 | $33.79 |
| Mean | $49,280 | $23.69 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
330 employed in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, median $59,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,800 | $19.14 |
| 25th percentile | $49,410 | — |
| Median | $59,660 | $28.68 |
| 75th percentile | $74,710 | — |
| 90th percentile | $86,130 | $41.41 |
| Mean | $61,930 | $29.78 |
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.