How much do truck drivers earn?

According to the latest statistics available from the BLS, the average trucker salary was $38,200 annually, as of May, 2012.*

^{*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm}