Salary comparison

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: Salary Comparison (2026)

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driverss earn a median salary of $57,440/year, while Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hands earn $38,940/year - a difference of $18,500. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driverss earn more on average. Both salaries are based on national BLS data.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Median salary

$57,440

$38,940

Hourly rate

$27.62/hr

$18.72/hr

Entry level (10th %)

$38,640

$30,810

Senior level (90th %)

$78,800

$53,180

Education required

Varies

U.S. employment

2,070,480

2,982,530

Job growth (10-year)

N/A