The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rochester 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 | $36,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,680.
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 | $48,880 | 2.00% | 26.82% |
| 2021 | $47,900 | 5.37% | - |
| 2020 | $45,330 | 3.44% | - |
| 2019 | $43,770 | 0.96% | - |
| 2018 | $43,350 | -0.60% | - |
| 2017 | $43,610 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $42,380 | 9.13% | - |
| 2015 | $38,510 | 2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $37,630 | 2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $36,790 | 2.77% | - |
| 2012 | $35,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,880 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.