The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $36,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,780.
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 | $51,090 | 3.21% | 17.28% |
| 2021 | $49,450 | -6.51% | - |
| 2020 | $52,670 | 2.70% | - |
| 2019 | $51,250 | 5.74% | - |
| 2018 | $48,310 | 4.08% | - |
| 2017 | $46,340 | -4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $48,460 | 4.91% | - |
| 2015 | $46,080 | 6.03% | - |
| 2014 | $43,300 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $42,090 | -0.40% | - |
| 2012 | $42,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,090 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.