The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $44,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,590.
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 | $57,340 | 2.84% | 40.13% |
| 2021 | $55,710 | 13.64% | - |
| 2020 | $48,110 | 7.09% | - |
| 2019 | $44,700 | -2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $45,700 | 3.61% | - |
| 2017 | $44,050 | -3.20% | - |
| 2016 | $45,460 | -7.19% | - |
| 2015 | $48,730 | 7.02% | - |
| 2014 | $45,310 | 5.69% | - |
| 2013 | $42,730 | 19.66% | - |
| 2012 | $34,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,340 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.