The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rockford 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 | $35,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,480.
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 | $52,120 | 5.30% | 23.79% |
| 2021 | $49,360 | 4.01% | - |
| 2020 | $47,380 | 8.23% | - |
| 2019 | $43,480 | 6.19% | - |
| 2018 | $40,790 | -1.23% | - |
| 2017 | $41,290 | -12.88% | - |
| 2016 | $46,610 | 12.44% | - |
| 2015 | $40,810 | 3.87% | - |
| 2014 | $39,230 | 1.91% | - |
| 2013 | $38,480 | -3.22% | - |
| 2012 | $39,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,120 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rockford is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.