The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Walla Walla, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Walla Walla 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 | $38,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Walla Walla, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,980.
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 | $49,050 | 2.24% | 19.76% |
| 2021 | $47,950 | 8.65% | - |
| 2020 | $43,800 | -1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $44,660 | 6.99% | - |
| 2018 | $41,540 | 4.77% | - |
| 2017 | $39,560 | 0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $39,360 | 6.38% | - |
| 2015 | $36,850 | -6.81% | - |
| 2012 | $39,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,050 in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.