Trucking pay in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
In West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,790 a year ($23.46 an hour), across 2,290 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,290 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $48,790 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,650 | $17.14 |
| 25th percentile | $44,400 | — |
| Median | $48,790 | $23.46 |
| 75th percentile | $59,520 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,200 | $36.64 |
| Mean | $52,510 | $25.24 |
Light truck drivers
670 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $35,350 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,020 | $11.55 |
| 25th percentile | $29,880 | — |
| Median | $35,350 | $17.00 |
| 75th percentile | $46,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,060 | $30.32 |
| Mean | $41,160 | $19.79 |
Driver/sales workers
260 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $38,040 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,790 | $9.52 |
| 25th percentile | $21,360 | — |
| Median | $38,040 | $18.29 |
| 75th percentile | $45,000 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,580 | $23.35 |
| Mean | $35,280 | $16.96 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
890 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $42,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,450 | $16.08 |
| 25th percentile | $36,150 | — |
| Median | $42,580 | $20.47 |
| 75th percentile | $47,130 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,460 | $24.26 |
| Mean | $41,800 | $20.09 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $45,810 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,860 | $16.28 |
| 25th percentile | $40,100 | — |
| Median | $45,810 | $22.03 |
| 75th percentile | $56,210 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,900 | $28.80 |
| Mean | $47,940 | $23.05 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
430 employed in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, median $59,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,490 | $18.50 |
| 25th percentile | $46,350 | — |
| Median | $59,910 | $28.80 |
| 75th percentile | $72,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,640 | $44.06 |
| Mean | $61,530 | $29.58 |
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.