The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $35,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,440.
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 | $50,940 | 3.99% | 19.43% |
| 2021 | $48,910 | -0.14% | - |
| 2020 | $48,980 | 4.12% | - |
| 2019 | $46,960 | 5.22% | - |
| 2018 | $44,510 | 5.59% | - |
| 2017 | $42,020 | 3.62% | - |
| 2016 | $40,500 | 3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $39,080 | -2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $40,190 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $40,040 | -2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $41,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,940 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.