The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $29,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.
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 | $46,000 | -3.96% | 2.28% |
| 2016 | $47,820 | 1.90% | - |
| 2015 | $46,910 | -2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $48,170 | 4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $45,840 | 1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $44,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,000 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.