The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Haven, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Haven 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 | $38,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Haven, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,960.
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 | $51,950 | 6.10% | 20.02% |
| 2021 | $48,780 | -1.35% | - |
| 2020 | $49,440 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $48,520 | 0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $48,110 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $46,830 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $46,150 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $45,310 | -1.26% | - |
| 2014 | $45,880 | 7.00% | - |
| 2013 | $42,670 | 2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $41,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,950 in New Haven 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 New Haven is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 5.7 percent (5.7%) 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 |