The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tucson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,230 | 2.12% | 12.79% |
| 2021 | $46,230 | -4.50% | - |
| 2020 | $48,310 | 7.58% | - |
| 2019 | $44,650 | -4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $46,440 | -3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $47,900 | 15.34% | - |
| 2016 | $40,550 | 6.73% | - |
| 2015 | $37,820 | 3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $36,640 | -10.56% | - |
| 2013 | $40,510 | -1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $41,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,230 in Tucson is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tucson is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Tucson | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yuma | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |