SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Driver/Sales Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,770

10th percentile: $22,590
25th percentile: $30,200
Median: $38,770
75th percentile: $49,000
90th percentile: $59,980
Mean: $40,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 409,180.

That median is 24% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Driver/Sales Workers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Dubuque, IA	200	$23,510	$53,910	$64,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,360	$41,890	$51,260	$75,150
Merced, CA	330	$37,680	$49,290	$64,810
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	230	$33,620	$49,150	$70,340
Yuba City, CA	110	$37,810	$49,110	$66,240
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	400	$36,870	$49,000	$65,830
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1,560	$37,140	$48,860	$70,560
Fairbanks-College, AK	140	$36,560	$48,530	$67,650
Anchorage, AK	950	$36,010	$48,420	$62,240
Bay City, MI	170	$25,960	$48,340	$57,540
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	130	$24,590	$48,190	$60,670
Visalia, CA	380	$35,670	$48,000	$57,490
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	440	$34,650	$47,920	$69,870
Yakima, WA	170	$34,650	$47,810	$62,180
Vallejo, CA	390	$38,400	$47,780	$62,310
Lebanon, PA	170	$20,070	$47,690	$64,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	2,880	$31,200	$47,340	$65,490
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	100	$34,650	$47,320	$65,770
St. Cloud, MN	500	$23,810	$47,210	$66,300
Fresno, CA	1,090	$35,880	$47,170	$70,180

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Driver/Sales Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	19,040	$33,350	$44,720	$62,540
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,020	$29,480	$41,080	$60,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	11,130	$34,320	$45,220	$61,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	10,190	$31,200	$40,490	$69,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,970	$19,030	$44,440	$64,560
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	9,820	$18,290	$28,880	$58,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,000	$31,200	$38,790	$57,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	7,640	$30,580	$39,640	$57,510
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	6,730	$25,960	$40,630	$59,540
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	6,640	$23,970	$32,980	$63,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	6,530	$27,040	$36,850	$58,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,080	$22,740	$37,520	$59,430
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	5,630	$34,000	$46,600	$60,010
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	5,260	$31,770	$40,700	$60,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	5,220	$37,070	$43,680	$66,360
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	4,180	$20,290	$37,830	$62,100
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	4,150	$27,040	$32,830	$57,060
St. Louis, MO-IL	4,100	$31,200	$40,240	$59,430
Pittsburgh, PA	4,010	$18,520	$30,660	$56,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	3,930	$27,040	$35,180	$52,020

States and territories

State estimates for Driver/Sales Workers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Alaska	1,270	$35,800	$48,420	$61,760
Iowa	4,400	$22,670	$47,120	$64,760
Massachusetts	3,830	$33,890	$46,870	$67,140
Vermont	510	$33,090	$46,300	$65,800
California	34,480	$34,320	$45,600	$63,280
South Dakota	1,050	$28,960	$45,050	$64,540
New Jersey	9,720	$32,220	$44,720	$60,360
Colorado	10,790	$30,800	$43,420	$57,960
Kansas	1,950	$20,540	$43,180	$56,440
New York	18,990	$33,210	$42,730	$62,390
Tennessee	9,620	$20,800	$42,220	$51,610
District of Columbia	1,020	$36,400	$41,600	$57,650
Washington	5,890	$34,650	$41,570	$69,580
New Hampshire	1,990	$18,260	$41,520	$59,220
Oregon	5,210	$30,580	$41,080	$61,530
Missouri	7,590	$28,600	$40,200	$57,920
Georgia	19,150	$24,400	$40,040	$60,020
Maine	2,160	$30,470	$39,900	$59,040
Arkansas	3,170	$24,260	$39,820	$59,050
Michigan	15,490	$25,960	$39,610	$58,730
Alabama	4,310	$24,310	$39,190	$61,100
Illinois	13,680	$31,200	$38,960	$65,680
North Dakota	1,740	$19,550	$38,610	$62,320
Maryland	11,940	$31,770	$38,500	$58,520
Arizona	10,550	$30,580	$38,440	$55,420
Pennsylvania	15,100	$18,520	$37,330	$59,590
Virginia	10,780	$26,470	$37,180	$58,530
Kentucky	6,140	$20,800	$37,030	$58,920
Connecticut	3,730	$34,010	$36,730	$60,600
North Carolina	14,530	$18,260	$36,540	$60,390
Louisiana	3,200	$17,770	$36,290	$55,150
Florida	24,380	$27,040	$36,260	$57,080
Indiana	12,040	$21,360	$36,250	$59,020
Texas	40,950	$18,290	$35,850	$60,020
Idaho	2,090	$20,980	$35,770	$49,090
Ohio	20,430	$22,490	$35,720	$59,370
Mississippi	2,550	$23,300	$35,480	$49,470
Nebraska	2,590	$28,080	$34,950	$59,350
Rhode Island	1,260	$31,200	$34,230	$65,280
Minnesota	9,750	$23,850	$32,980	$63,040
Nevada	4,310	$24,960	$31,760	$51,550
Hawaii	920	$29,120	$31,270	$62,720
Delaware	Not available	$31,200	$31,200	$45,270
New Mexico	2,970	$24,960	$29,770	$57,960
Oklahoma	5,110	$17,050	$29,120	$54,330
West Virginia	2,540	$18,760	$28,790	$58,410
Montana	2,100	$22,060	$27,580	$58,690
Wisconsin	10,020	$20,860	$27,560	$57,850
Wyoming	1,140	$16,500	$26,940	$48,300
Utah	3,050	$20,390	$26,590	$57,150
South Carolina	6,430	$17,040	$22,240	$48,380
Puerto Rico	1,610	$21,840	$22,220	$37,770
Guam	240	$19,340	$20,630	$32,800

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Driver/Sales Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers is $38,770. Employment is 409,180.

How does Driver/Sales Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Driver/Sales Workers is 24% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Driver/Sales Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Dubuque, IA is highest on this page's list at $53,910.