The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $27,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,240 | 0.93% | 8.84% |
| 2016 | $43,830 | 8.83% | - |
| 2015 | $39,960 | 1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $39,490 | -2.96% | - |
| 2013 | $40,660 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $40,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,240 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.