The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $36,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,710.
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 | $45,840 | 12.00% | 32.55% |
| 2021 | $40,340 | 2.83% | - |
| 2020 | $39,200 | 5.64% | - |
| 2019 | $36,990 | 6.79% | - |
| 2018 | $34,480 | 5.31% | - |
| 2017 | $32,650 | 5.30% | - |
| 2016 | $30,920 | -5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $32,580 | 5.10% | - |
| 2012 | $30,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,840 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.