The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,310.
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 | $47,320 | 3.95% | 24.20% |
| 2021 | $45,450 | 23.61% | - |
| 2020 | $34,720 | -1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $35,280 | -5.78% | - |
| 2018 | $37,320 | -3.91% | - |
| 2017 | $38,780 | -13.20% | - |
| 2016 | $43,900 | 5.97% | - |
| 2015 | $41,280 | 7.07% | - |
| 2014 | $38,360 | 10.30% | - |
| 2013 | $34,410 | -4.24% | - |
| 2012 | $35,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,320 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.