The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tacoma 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 | $35,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,600 | 0.50% | 16.43% |
| 2016 | $47,360 | 4.50% | - |
| 2015 | $45,230 | 7.14% | - |
| 2014 | $42,000 | 4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $40,170 | 0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $39,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,600 in Tacoma 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 Tacoma is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.