The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kingston, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kingston 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 | $36,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kingston, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,640.
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 | $50,210 | 2.75% | 23.62% |
| 2021 | $48,830 | -0.14% | - |
| 2020 | $48,900 | 7.44% | - |
| 2019 | $45,260 | -9.13% | - |
| 2018 | $49,390 | 6.16% | - |
| 2017 | $46,350 | -1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $47,170 | 7.19% | - |
| 2015 | $43,780 | 8.50% | - |
| 2014 | $40,060 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $39,880 | 3.84% | - |
| 2012 | $38,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,210 in Kingston is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kingston is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.