The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $41,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,670.
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 | $60,440 | 2.75% | 27.15% |
| 2021 | $58,780 | 11.57% | - |
| 2020 | $51,980 | 2.12% | - |
| 2019 | $50,880 | 3.22% | - |
| 2018 | $49,240 | 9.50% | - |
| 2017 | $44,560 | 4.04% | - |
| 2016 | $42,760 | 3.25% | - |
| 2015 | $41,370 | -9.33% | - |
| 2014 | $45,230 | 0.07% | - |
| 2013 | $45,200 | 2.59% | - |
| 2012 | $44,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,440, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $60,820). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .6 percent (.6%) lower.