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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
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 | $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 | - | - |
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.