The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $32,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,280.
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 | $44,310 | 2.82% | 11.85% |
| 2016 | $43,060 | 8.59% | - |
| 2015 | $39,360 | 1.68% | - |
| 2014 | $38,700 | -5.14% | - |
| 2013 | $40,690 | 4.01% | - |
| 2012 | $39,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,310 in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 Lake County-Kenosha County is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.