The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Appleton, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Appleton 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 | $37,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Appleton, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,910.
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 | $49,740 | 3.94% | 27.22% |
| 2021 | $47,780 | 4.83% | - |
| 2020 | $45,470 | 7.72% | - |
| 2019 | $41,960 | 4.15% | - |
| 2018 | $40,220 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $39,170 | 0.71% | - |
| 2016 | $38,890 | -0.64% | - |
| 2015 | $39,140 | 7.33% | - |
| 2014 | $36,270 | -2.51% | - |
| 2013 | $37,180 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $36,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,740 in Appleton is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Appleton is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.