Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in Bay City, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Bay City, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Bay City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Bay City, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,900
25th Percentile Wage
$40,610
50th Percentile Wage
$47,810
75th Percentile Wage
$55,240
90th Percentile Wage
$68,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Bay City, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,900.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,810
2.24% 21.79%
2021
$46,740
0.45% -
2020
$46,530
10.25% -
2019
$41,760
6.30% -
2018
$39,130
10.58% -
2017
$34,990
-5.97% -
2016
$37,080
-0.49% -
2015
$37,260
3.30% -
2014
$36,030
1.30% -
2013
$35,560
-5.15% -
2012
$37,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in Bay City with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,810 in Bay City is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Bay City is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$53,560
Lansing-East Lansing
$52,080
South Bend-Mishawaka
$51,980
Midland
$51,490
Ann Arbor
$49,910
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$49,900
Battle Creek
$49,460
Jackson
$49,240
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$48,350
Monroe
$48,200
Kalamazoo-Portage
$48,050
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$47,930
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,890
Bay City
$47,810
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,600
Flint
$47,330
Niles-Benton Harbor
$47,110
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,090
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$46,860
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$42,050
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$38,140
Holland-Grand Haven
$35,200

See also: Top paying jobs in Bay City, Michigan.