Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods over intercity routes — a common PERM green-card occupation. Based on 10,113 certified H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver is $43,784 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $31,387 |
| 25th | $37,253 |
| 50th (median) | $43,784 |
| 75th | $52,562 |
| 90th (senior) | $62,109 |
Of 10,113 filings, 2 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 10,111 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 100% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVT SERVICES, LLC | 1,443 | $32,964 |
| 2 | OMEGA COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS | 669 | $58,580 |
| 3 | May Trucking Company | 607 | $42,556 |
| 4 | CEMEX Construction Materials Houston, LLC | 282 | $33,335 |
| 5 | SELECT DEDICATED SOLUTIONS, LLC | 275 | $34,848 |
| 6 | Navajo Express, Inc. | 200 | $41,831 |
| 7 | SwiftTransportation Co of AZ, LLC | 200 | $42,370 |
| 8 | Transportation Management Services, Inc. | 193 | $46,192 |
| 9 | GO TO LOGISTICS INC | 182 | $51,840 |
| 10 | Veriha Trucking Inc. | 159 | $53,701 |
| 11 | TIME DEFINITE SERVICES INC | 155 | $37,540 |
| 12 | Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation | 150 | $55,660 |
| 13 | POLMAX LLC dba Experior Transport | 146 | $62,109 |
| 14 | Polmax, LLC | 133 | $59,208 |
| 15 | BIG G EXPRESS, INC. | 130 | $32,822 |
| 16 | FORZA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. | 105 | $43,534 |
| 17 | AVALA EXPRESS LLC | 105 | $54,698 |
| 18 | GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS | 103 | $45,222 |
| 19 | Sunrise Express, Inc | 103 | $38,327 |
| 20 | CADENCE PREMIER GLOBAL, INC. | 101 | $43,918 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,432 | $38,585 |
| Illinois | 1,116 | $53,237 |
| Oregon | 845 | $44,239 |
| New Mexico | 731 | $30,956 |
| California | 444 | $49,228 |
| Colorado | 266 | $43,718 |
| Florida | 259 | $36,882 |
| Nebraska | 228 | $37,737 |
| Arizona | 202 | $46,614 |
| Utah | 161 | $43,461 |
| Tennessee | 155 | $35,257 |
| Iowa | 155 | $43,966 |
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Salaries are the certified offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.