The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Redding, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Redding 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 | $35,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Redding, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,980.
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 | $49,920 | 5.37% | 21.05% |
| 2021 | $47,240 | -5.61% | - |
| 2020 | $49,890 | 8.50% | - |
| 2019 | $45,650 | 10.76% | - |
| 2018 | $40,740 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $39,670 | -5.50% | - |
| 2016 | $41,850 | 5.19% | - |
| 2015 | $39,680 | -6.40% | - |
| 2014 | $42,220 | 6.66% | - |
| 2012 | $39,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,920 in Redding 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 Redding is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.