Growth & wages: More than 57 percent in this field are women and itâs a field thatâs expected to grow 22 percent in the next 10 years. The average median salary, according to Payscale, is $81,541, with the highest pay concentrated in the San Francisco area.
$1.38 The average per mile operating cost for the trucking industry. $180,000 The average total yearly cost of operating a commercial truck. The largest operating expense is diesel fuel. A commercial truck can easily consume more than $70,000 of diesel fuel per year.
Average truck driver pay-about .40 to .45 cents per mile, or $50,000 to $60,000 per year. Above average truck driver pay-close to .50 cents per mile, and over $60,000 per year. Of course, what you haul matters. Flatbed, step-deck and heavy-haul drivers add a little to that pay scale.