Trucking pay in Wilmington, NC
In Wilmington, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $48,850 a year ($23.49 an hour), across 1,840 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 16.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,840 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $48,850 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,210 | $17.89 |
| 25th percentile | $43,930 | — |
| Median | $48,850 | $23.49 |
| 75th percentile | $59,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,480 | $34.36 |
| Mean | $51,690 | $24.85 |
Light truck drivers
1,170 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $39,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,170 | $13.06 |
| 25th percentile | $31,370 | — |
| Median | $39,070 | $18.79 |
| 75th percentile | $46,500 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,720 | $30.15 |
| Mean | $41,790 | $20.09 |
Driver/sales workers
800 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $33,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17,200 | $8.27 |
| 25th percentile | $17,200 | — |
| Median | $33,130 | $15.93 |
| 75th percentile | $50,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,170 | $28.45 |
| Mean | $35,790 | $17.21 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
350 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $42,210 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,370 | $17.00 |
| 25th percentile | $37,080 | — |
| Median | $42,210 | $20.29 |
| 75th percentile | $47,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,340 | $27.57 |
| Mean | $43,980 | $21.14 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
240 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $46,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,670 | $14.74 |
| 25th percentile | $38,960 | — |
| Median | $46,270 | $22.25 |
| 75th percentile | $50,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,740 | $29.69 |
| Mean | $47,070 | $22.63 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
890 employed in Wilmington, NC, median $59,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,430 | $19.92 |
| 25th percentile | $48,360 | — |
| Median | $59,660 | $28.69 |
| 75th percentile | $77,350 | — |
| 90th percentile | $89,180 | $42.88 |
| Mean | $63,290 | $30.43 |
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.