The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Bedford, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Bedford 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 | $38,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,400.
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 | $52,070 | 5.76% | 21.28% |
| 2021 | $49,070 | 5.58% | - |
| 2020 | $46,330 | 8.01% | - |
| 2019 | $42,620 | 1.67% | - |
| 2018 | $41,910 | -4.68% | - |
| 2017 | $43,870 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $43,270 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $42,560 | -4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $44,440 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $43,640 | 6.07% | - |
| 2012 | $40,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,070 in New Bedford 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 New Bedford is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.