The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madera-Chowchilla, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madera-Chowchilla 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 | $35,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madera-Chowchilla, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,190.
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 | $48,500 | 3.34% | 15.03% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | 9.24% | - |
| 2020 | $42,550 | 5.15% | - |
| 2019 | $40,360 | 8.10% | - |
| 2018 | $37,090 | 3.40% | - |
| 2017 | $35,830 | 0.33% | - |
| 2016 | $35,710 | -0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $35,900 | -9.58% | - |
| 2014 | $39,340 | -4.45% | - |
| 2013 | $41,090 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $41,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,500 in Madera-Chowchilla 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 Madera-Chowchilla 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.