Trucking pay in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,260 a year ($26.57 an hour), across 410 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 5.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
410 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $55,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,090 | $21.68 |
| 25th percentile | $47,980 | — |
| Median | $55,260 | $26.57 |
| 75th percentile | $61,380 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,350 | $35.75 |
| Mean | $56,670 | $27.25 |
Light truck drivers
360 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $39,010 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,420 | $15.59 |
| 25th percentile | $37,660 | — |
| Median | $39,010 | $18.76 |
| 75th percentile | $45,160 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,570 | $26.24 |
| Mean | $42,860 | $20.60 |
Driver/sales workers
100 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $44,930 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $34,380 | — |
| Median | $44,930 | $21.60 |
| 75th percentile | $50,250 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,140 | $26.99 |
| Mean | $44,140 | $21.22 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
60 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $46,090 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,320 | $16.02 |
| 25th percentile | $38,310 | — |
| Median | $46,090 | $22.16 |
| 75th percentile | $49,610 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,040 | $26.46 |
| Mean | $44,400 | $21.35 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
60 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $46,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 25th percentile | $38,640 | — |
| Median | $46,450 | $22.33 |
| 75th percentile | $54,900 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,400 | $30.48 |
| Mean | $48,480 | $23.31 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
140 employed in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, median $59,020 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,090 | $18.79 |
| 25th percentile | $47,420 | — |
| Median | $59,020 | $28.38 |
| 75th percentile | $73,980 | — |
| 90th percentile | $88,360 | $42.48 |
| Mean | $61,990 | $29.80 |
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.