Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Nebraska

At $58,390 a year, the median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nebraska is close to the national median of $58,640 (0%); Nebraska ranks 31st of 51 states by median. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn 19% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and South Dakota pay more (up to $61,500 in Colorado) and Iowa and Missouri pay less (down to $54,550 in Missouri). Nebraska employs 23,160 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, 22.6 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.70 means the occupation is more concentrated in Nebraska than nationally.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Nebraska	Hourly	$19.30	$22.61	$28.07	$36.46	$39.32	$28.88	23,160	22.61	1.70
Nebraska	Annual	$40,150	$47,020	$58,390	$75,830	$81,790	$60,070	23,160	22.61	1.70
United States	Hourly	$19.30	$23.06	$28.19	$33.23	$38.17	$28.71	2,062,040	–	–
United States	Annual	$40,140	$47,960	$58,640	$69,120	$79,380	$59,710	2,062,040	–	–

Nebraska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 31st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 34th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.70
Jobs per 1,000: 22.61

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska publish a row for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Lincoln, NE	$39.32	$81,790	$47,950	$81,790	4,530	24.78	1.87
Grand Island, NE	$29.24	$60,810	$43,150	$94,810	970	24.45	1.84
Omaha, NE-IA	$27.89	$58,010	$40,150	$80,650	10,210	20.50	1.55
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$24.78	$51,540	$38,450	$79,320	2,820	37.65	2.84
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$25.55	$53,140	$39,140	$81,810	2,110	22.05	1.66
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$23.50	$48,890	$37,500	$74,520	780	19.92	1.50
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$23.31	$48,490	$37,880	$69,720	3,040	19.60	1.48

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$28.07	$58,390	23,160	1.70
Colorado	$29.57	$61,500	25,350	0.67
Iowa	$27.92	$58,070	35,040	1.69
Kansas	$28.33	$58,920	24,220	1.27
Missouri	$26.23	$54,550	47,760	1.23
South Dakota	$28.21	$58,690	6,470	1.07
Wyoming	$28.99	$60,310	6,050	1.63

See the national page for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (every state ranked) and the Nebraska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Nebraska estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.