The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Worcester 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 | $44,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,210.
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 | $53,570 | 7.71% | 17.16% |
| 2021 | $49,440 | -6.78% | - |
| 2020 | $52,790 | 1.72% | - |
| 2019 | $51,880 | 6.48% | - |
| 2018 | $48,520 | 0.62% | - |
| 2017 | $48,220 | 1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $47,480 | -0.27% | - |
| 2015 | $47,610 | 2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $46,370 | 3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $44,700 | 0.72% | - |
| 2012 | $44,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,570 in Worcester 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 Worcester is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.