The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Racine, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Racine 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 | $38,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Racine, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,790.
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 | $52,390 | 6.60% | 6.91% |
| 2021 | $48,930 | -2.98% | - |
| 2020 | $50,390 | 0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $50,310 | 3.44% | - |
| 2018 | $48,580 | 0.27% | - |
| 2017 | $48,450 | 5.24% | - |
| 2016 | $45,910 | 0.07% | - |
| 2015 | $45,880 | 5.73% | - |
| 2014 | $43,250 | -11.14% | - |
| 2013 | $48,070 | -1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $48,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,390 in Racine 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 Racine is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.