Skip to Content
Teletrac Navman

84% of fleet operators are reducing emissions by making operational improvements. Download the 2025 Energy Report to see how you can start to decarbonize today.

Chart of the Month: The gap between trucking and construction salaries

Data Blocks
Data Blocks
Scroll
}

While driver salaries have recently risen due to the labor shortage and increased freight rates, trucking companies are still losing out on talent to the construction industry. In a bid to attract more drivers, companies like Amazon have announced additional pay increases for employees. Still, the trucking industry falls behind the construction industry in average salary. To paint a clearer picture, the chart below compares the average salaries of heavy and trailer-truck drivers to those in construction and extraction occupations in the highest paying states for construction workers. 
 
SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics National Occupational Employment & Wage Estimates (US), Business Insider, Journal of Commerce


Other Posts You Might Like