The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $38,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $52,880 | 3.86% | 13.22% |
| 2016 | $50,840 | 4.84% | - |
| 2015 | $48,380 | 3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $46,460 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $46,120 | 0.50% | - |
| 2012 | $45,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,880 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |