The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madison 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 | $37,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,800.
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 | $50,430 | 3.27% | 20.42% |
| 2021 | $48,780 | -4.14% | - |
| 2020 | $50,800 | 1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $49,920 | 6.93% | - |
| 2018 | $46,460 | 1.14% | - |
| 2017 | $45,930 | 3.20% | - |
| 2016 | $44,460 | -4.14% | - |
| 2015 | $46,300 | 2.76% | - |
| 2014 | $45,020 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $44,750 | 10.32% | - |
| 2012 | $40,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,430 in Madison 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 Madison is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.