The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $36,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,010.
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 | $51,720 | 5.03% | 16.26% |
| 2021 | $49,120 | -0.35% | - |
| 2020 | $49,290 | 4.89% | - |
| 2019 | $46,880 | -0.64% | - |
| 2018 | $47,180 | 5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $44,700 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $43,310 | 8.17% | - |
| 2015 | $39,770 | -8.90% | - |
| 2012 | $43,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,720 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.