The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in El Centro 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 | $32,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,020.
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 | $46,840 | 0.21% | 38.56% |
| 2021 | $46,740 | -3.59% | - |
| 2020 | $48,420 | 7.41% | - |
| 2019 | $44,830 | 4.89% | - |
| 2018 | $42,640 | 16.18% | - |
| 2017 | $35,740 | -2.83% | - |
| 2016 | $36,750 | 6.61% | - |
| 2015 | $34,320 | 3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $33,160 | 14.35% | - |
| 2013 | $28,400 | -1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $28,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,840 in El Centro is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in El Centro is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.