The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Fe, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Fe 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 | $30,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,370.
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 | $46,020 | -1.43% | 39.31% |
| 2021 | $46,680 | 9.70% | - |
| 2020 | $42,150 | 5.55% | - |
| 2019 | $39,810 | 3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $38,500 | 8.47% | - |
| 2017 | $35,240 | -4.97% | - |
| 2016 | $36,990 | 10.44% | - |
| 2015 | $33,130 | -2.54% | - |
| 2014 | $33,970 | 26.79% | - |
| 2013 | $24,870 | -12.30% | - |
| 2012 | $27,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,020 in Santa Fe is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Fe is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.