Truck Driver salary

Average truck driver salary

$60,326

$29 hourly rate

Entry-level truck driver salary
$40,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a truck driver make?

The average truck driver salary in the United States is $60,326. Truck driver salaries typically range between $40,000 and $90,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for truck drivers is $29.0 per hour.

Truck driver salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Truck drivers earn the highest average salary in Delaware.

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Columbus, OH$70,911
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W. R. Grace & Co$88,286
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Truck Driver Salaries By Experience Level

Truck Driver salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a truck driver typically falls between $48,310 and $74,676.
zippia
$60,326yearly
glassdoor[1]
$74,676yearly
Salary.com[2]
$51,842yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$56,536yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$54,669yearly
CareerExplorer[5]
$48,310yearly

Average truck driver salary by state

Highest paying states for truck drivers

Rank
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State
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Kentucky$68,557$32.96
2Pennsylvania$68,232$32.80
3Indiana$67,338$32.37
4Delaware$70,901$34.09
5Mississippi$66,365$31.91
6Ohio$65,665$31.57
7Oklahoma$67,261$32.34
8Rhode Island$70,834$34.05
9Wisconsin$66,857$32.14
10Arkansas$65,794$31.63
11Vermont$69,340$33.34
12Nevada$69,012$33.18
13New Hampshire$69,288$33.31
14Georgia$66,979$32.20
15Connecticut$70,082$33.69
16Missouri$65,648$31.56
17Wyoming$65,149$31.32
18North Carolina$65,096$31.30
19Iowa$63,473$30.52
20Kansas$64,531$31.02
21Maryland$67,819$32.61
22New Jersey$70,043$33.67
23New York$69,847$33.58
24South Carolina$63,692$30.62
25Alabama$63,414$30.49
26Minnesota$65,995$31.73
27West Virginia$61,668$29.65
28District of Columbia$71,360$34.31
29North Dakota$65,342$31.41
30Michigan$63,047$30.31
31Tennessee$60,653$29.16
32Illinois$61,732$29.68
33New Mexico$61,479$29.56
34Virginia$64,083$30.81
35South Dakota$62,449$30.02
36Louisiana$58,551$28.15
37Massachusetts$65,144$31.32
38California$62,190$29.90
39Maine$62,971$30.27
40Arizona$60,400$29.04
41Utah$60,538$29.10
42Washington$61,194$29.42
43Nebraska$54,316$26.11
44Montana$56,810$27.31
45Colorado$58,278$28.02
46Oregon$53,050$25.50
47Texas$50,414$24.24
48Idaho$47,833$23.00
49Florida$56,563$27.19
50Alaska$47,735$22.95
51Hawaii$44,475$21.38

Highest paying cities for truck drivers

The highest-paying cities for truck drivers are Wilmington, DE, Newark, NJ, and New York, NY.

Rank
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City
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Wilmington, DE$70,911$34.09
2Newark, NJ$70,053$33.68
3New York, NY$69,973$33.64
4Salem, NH$69,380$33.36
5Richmond, KY$68,665$33.01
6Philadelphia, PA$68,411$32.89
7Baltimore, MD$67,951$32.67
8Fort Wayne, IN$67,681$32.54
9Atlanta, GA$66,950$32.19
10Milwaukee, WI$66,923$32.17
11Columbus, MS$66,623$32.03
12Saint Louis, MO$66,110$31.78
13Cleveland, OH$66,093$31.78
14Minneapolis, MN$66,045$31.75
15Jacksonville, AR$65,935$31.70
16Jacksonville, NC$65,315$31.40
17Boston, MA$65,239$31.36
18Kansas City, KS$64,729$31.12
19Richmond, VA$63,965$30.75
20Columbia, SC$63,701$30.63

Truck Drivers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Wilmington, DE
  2. Newark, NJ
  3. New York, NY
  4. Salem, NH
  5. Richmond, KY

Truck Driver salary details

A truck driver's salary ranges from $40,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $90,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Truck Driver Salary Graph
Average Truck Driver Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a truck driver's salary?

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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$90,000$7,500$43
75th Percentile$74,000$6,167$36
Average$60,326$5,027$29
25th Percentile$48,000$4,000$23
10th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19

Highest paying truck driver jobs

The highest paying types of truck drivers are truck driver-over-the-road, company driver, and commercial truck driver.

Job Title
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Annual Salary
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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Job Openings
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CDL Class A Driver$52,203$4,350$25.10696,903
Company Driver$65,430$5,453$31.46708,157
Class B Driver$44,233$3,686$21.27703,020
Line Haul Driver$53,992$4,499$25.96871,646
Commercial Driver$46,852$3,904$22.531,016,123
Truck Driver-Over-The-Road$69,158$5,763$33.25689,630

Which companies pay truck drivers the most?

Truck driver salaries at W. R. Grace & Co and Walmart are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average truck driver salary at companies like Air Products and Praxair are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1W. R. Grace & Co$88,286$42.45
2Walmart$88,226$42.42
3Air Products$84,696$40.72
4Praxair$81,917$39.38
5Mid-South Management$79,803$38.37
6Kemira Chemicals$78,717$37.84
7Marathon Petroleum$78,312$37.65
8Lhoist$74,349$35.74
9Tyson Foods$72,863$35.03
10The Custom Companies$70,852$34.06
11Smithfield Foods$70,656$33.97
12Woodfield Country Club$70,576$33.93
13Bob's Discount Furniture$69,536$33.43
14Celadon Group$68,679$33.02
15Averitt Express$68,506$32.94
16McLane$68,473$32.92
17Werner Enterprises$68,413$32.89
18Old Dominion Freight Line$68,406$32.89
19Ace Hardware$68,111$32.75
20Covanta$67,720$32.56

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$59,000$57,400$55,800$54,200$52,600$51,000
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Truck Driver salary by industry

The average truck driver salary varies across industries:

  • The average truck driver salary in the retail industry is $58,554, the highest of any industry.
  • The average truck driver salary in the finance industry is $58,552.
  • Truck drivers in the construction industry earn an average salary of $49,927, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for truck drivers

Rank
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Industry
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Retail$58,554$28.15
2Transportation$58,552$28.15
3Manufacturing$56,169$27.00
4Construction$49,927$24.00

High Paying Truck Driver Jobs

Truck Driver salary trends

The average truck driver salary has risen by $11,776 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average truck driver earned $48,550 annually, but today, they earn $60,326 a year. That works out to a 14% change in pay for truck drivers over the last decade.

Compare truck driver salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average truck driver salary over time

Compare truck driver salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

  • National Average
  • Columbus, OH

Truck Driver salary by year

Year
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$60,300$29.00+4.0%
2024$57,900$27.85+3.5%
2023$55,900$26.88+2.7%
2022$54,400$26.14+2.7%
2021$52,900$25.44+2.6%

Recently added truck driver salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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Herc Rentals Inc.Truck DriverApopka, FL12/17/2024$52,175
J.B. Hunt TransportTeam Driver Truck DriverGastonia, NC12/17/2024$102,000
J.B. Hunt TransportRegional Truck DriverCamden, AR12/17/2024$72,500
J.B. Hunt TransportRegional Truck DriverSeattle, WA12/17/2024$90,000
J.B. Hunt TransportRegional Truck DriverKeizer, OR12/17/2024$78,263
Sherwin-WilliamsTruck Driver-EarnTerre Haute, IN12/17/2024$101,000
Shaw IndustriesTruck Driver-1St. Shift, Mon-Fri)Salt Lake City, UT12/17/2024$62,631
GCC of America, Inc.Truck DriverBrookings, SD12/17/2024$43,827
Supply New England Inc.Truck DriverUxbridge, MA12/17/2024$45,914
Clark Beverage GroupDriver Box Truck(Class A, B, or D)Jackson, MS12/17/2024$46,000

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