The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 | $33,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $47,580 | 4.16% | 3.34% |
| 2013 | $45,600 | -0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $45,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,580 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.