The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $31,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,510.
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 | $47,970 | -0.48% | 14.57% |
| 2021 | $48,200 | 11.87% | - |
| 2020 | $42,480 | 5.56% | - |
| 2019 | $40,120 | -2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $41,040 | -4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $42,800 | 2.06% | - |
| 2016 | $41,920 | 8.04% | - |
| 2015 | $38,550 | -2.28% | - |
| 2014 | $39,430 | -3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $40,620 | -0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $40,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,970, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $48,670). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| Alexandria | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |