The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Danbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Danbury 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 | $37,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Danbury, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.
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 | $51,460 | 6.61% | 20.56% |
| 2021 | $48,060 | -6.49% | - |
| 2020 | $51,180 | 5.78% | - |
| 2019 | $48,220 | 4.25% | - |
| 2018 | $46,170 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $44,740 | 13.92% | - |
| 2016 | $38,510 | -7.79% | - |
| 2015 | $41,510 | 3.23% | - |
| 2014 | $40,170 | -7.62% | - |
| 2013 | $43,230 | 5.44% | - |
| 2012 | $40,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,460 in Danbury is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Danbury is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |