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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,600
25th Percentile Wage
$49,410
50th Percentile Wage
$59,030
75th Percentile Wage
$70,640
90th Percentile Wage
$82,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$59,030
2.68% 25.12%
2021
$57,450
3.22% -
2020
$55,600
6.12% -
2019
$52,200
2.49% -
2018
$50,900
3.69% -
2017
$49,020
0.51% -
2016
$48,770
2.36% -
2015
$47,620
1.62% -
2014
$46,850
3.88% -
2013
$45,030
1.84% -
2012
$44,200
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Table 2. Compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

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

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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.