The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Eau Claire, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Eau Claire 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 | $37,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,460.
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 | $48,370 | 3.08% | 35.29% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | 1.24% | - |
| 2020 | $46,300 | 10.28% | - |
| 2019 | $41,540 | 5.71% | - |
| 2018 | $39,170 | 3.50% | - |
| 2017 | $37,800 | -1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $38,430 | -2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $39,400 | 4.44% | - |
| 2014 | $37,650 | 2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $36,690 | 14.69% | - |
| 2012 | $31,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,370 in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.