Trucking pay in Winston-Salem, NC
In Winston-Salem, NC, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $51,320 a year ($24.67 an hour), across 3,480 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 12.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
3,480 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $51,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,300 | $18.42 |
| 25th percentile | $46,710 | — |
| Median | $51,320 | $24.67 |
| 75th percentile | $63,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,850 | $36.47 |
| Mean | $55,290 | $26.58 |
Light truck drivers
2,040 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $38,360 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,800 | $12.40 |
| 25th percentile | $31,900 | — |
| Median | $38,360 | $18.44 |
| 75th percentile | $46,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,620 | $30.59 |
| Mean | $42,450 | $20.41 |
Driver/sales workers
850 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $26,380 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,800 | $10.00 |
| 25th percentile | $21,030 | — |
| Median | $26,380 | $12.68 |
| 75th percentile | $49,180 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,370 | $31.43 |
| Mean | $37,020 | $17.80 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,560 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $43,100 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,740 | $17.18 |
| 25th percentile | $38,100 | — |
| Median | $43,100 | $20.72 |
| 75th percentile | $46,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,180 | $25.09 |
| Mean | $43,470 | $20.90 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
350 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $49,420 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,690 | $16.68 |
| 25th percentile | $42,330 | — |
| Median | $49,420 | $23.76 |
| 75th percentile | $59,560 | — |
| 90th percentile | $82,250 | $39.54 |
| Mean | $53,530 | $25.74 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,200 employed in Winston-Salem, NC, median $61,590 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,080 | $19.27 |
| 25th percentile | $48,150 | — |
| Median | $61,590 | $29.61 |
| 75th percentile | $76,740 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,540 | $45.45 |
| Mean | $63,950 | $30.74 |
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.