The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Fresno 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 | $33,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,490.
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 | $48,460 | 3.61% | 25.86% |
| 2021 | $46,710 | -0.45% | - |
| 2020 | $46,920 | 7.35% | - |
| 2019 | $43,470 | -2.55% | - |
| 2018 | $44,580 | 1.88% | - |
| 2017 | $43,740 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $42,850 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $42,010 | 6.05% | - |
| 2014 | $39,470 | 9.02% | - |
| 2013 | $35,910 | -0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $35,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,460 in Fresno 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 Fresno is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.