The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Elizabethtown 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 | $34,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,260.
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 | $46,460 | 0.15% | 29.62% |
| 2021 | $46,390 | 9.05% | - |
| 2020 | $42,190 | 5.97% | - |
| 2019 | $39,670 | 3.43% | - |
| 2018 | $38,310 | -6.03% | - |
| 2017 | $40,620 | -9.82% | - |
| 2016 | $44,610 | 8.59% | - |
| 2015 | $40,780 | 13.17% | - |
| 2014 | $35,410 | 15.08% | - |
| 2013 | $30,070 | -8.75% | - |
| 2012 | $32,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,460 in Elizabethtown is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Elizabethtown is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.