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CDL / truck driving schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 8 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Wisconsin, expect to start around $44,920–$49,400 and reach a median of $58,610 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $48,840 in their first year, against $38,603 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn in Wisconsin
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 53,330 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AppletonEau ClaireFond du LacKenoshaMilwaukeePewaukeeRice LakeWausau
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public | 158 | $49,181 | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee | Public | 109 | $48,840 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Public | 65 | $40,786 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Northcentral Technical College | Wausau | Public | 83 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac | Public | 65 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | Public | 53 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Northwood Technical College | Rice Lake | Public | 51 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Gateway Technical College | Kenosha | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.