Trucking pay in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
In West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,330 a year ($23.72 an hour), across 3,350 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,350 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $49,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,040 | $17.33 |
| 25th percentile | $38,840 | — |
| Median | $49,330 | $23.72 |
| 75th percentile | $60,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,730 | $35.93 |
| Mean | $53,110 | $25.54 |
Light truck drivers
750 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $35,620 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,820 | $10.97 |
| 25th percentile | $27,730 | — |
| Median | $35,620 | $17.13 |
| 75th percentile | $47,950 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,410 | $28.08 |
| Mean | $39,990 | $19.23 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $34,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,840 | $9.54 |
| 25th percentile | $23,460 | — |
| Median | $34,910 | $16.78 |
| 75th percentile | $46,780 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,500 | $26.68 |
| Mean | $36,100 | $17.35 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
790 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $45,400 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,770 | $16.72 |
| 25th percentile | $37,590 | — |
| Median | $45,400 | $21.83 |
| 75th percentile | $53,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,060 | $31.28 |
| Mean | $46,910 | $22.55 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
150 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $42,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,330 | $14.10 |
| 25th percentile | $34,450 | — |
| Median | $42,840 | $20.60 |
| 75th percentile | $51,010 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,270 | $31.38 |
| Mean | $45,240 | $21.75 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
530 employed in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, median $58,960 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,290 | $18.41 |
| 25th percentile | $45,770 | — |
| Median | $58,960 | $28.35 |
| 75th percentile | $71,730 | — |
| 90th percentile | $93,160 | $44.79 |
| Mean | $60,610 | $29.14 |
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.