The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Yakima, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Yakima 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 | $38,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Yakima, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,310.
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 | $49,850 | 4.45% | 30.19% |
| 2021 | $47,630 | 0.38% | - |
| 2020 | $47,450 | -1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $48,090 | 7.30% | - |
| 2018 | $44,580 | 2.76% | - |
| 2017 | $43,350 | 3.60% | - |
| 2016 | $41,790 | 8.61% | - |
| 2015 | $38,190 | 11.73% | - |
| 2014 | $33,710 | 0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $33,560 | -3.69% | - |
| 2012 | $34,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,850 in Yakima 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 Yakima is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.