The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Morgantown, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Morgantown 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 | $28,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Morgantown, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,710.
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 | $45,840 | 16.23% | 29.52% |
| 2021 | $38,400 | -11.15% | - |
| 2020 | $42,680 | 11.62% | - |
| 2019 | $37,720 | 3.42% | - |
| 2018 | $36,430 | -8.89% | - |
| 2017 | $39,670 | -3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $40,860 | -1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $41,660 | 9.94% | - |
| 2014 | $37,520 | 3.65% | - |
| 2013 | $36,150 | 10.62% | - |
| 2012 | $32,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,840 in Morgantown is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Morgantown is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.