Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,750
25th Percentile Wage
$41,180
50th Percentile Wage
$51,530
75th Percentile Wage
$61,820
90th Percentile Wage
$77,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,750.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$51,530
-6.68% 4.17%
2016
$54,970
-2.55% -
2015
$56,370
2.11% -
2014
$55,180
9.41% -
2013
$49,990
1.22% -
2012
$49,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,530, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $59,030). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nassau-Suffolk is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$59,030
Nassau-Suffolk
$51,530
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$51,240
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$50,750
Syracuse
$50,590
Kingston
$50,210
Ithaca
$49,750
Utica-Rome
$48,940
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,940
Rochester
$48,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,320
Glens Falls
$48,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,900
Binghamton
$47,880
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$47,580
Elmira
$47,070
Watertown-Fort Drum
$46,830
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$45,680
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$43,950
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,950