Salary by Metro

SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Light Truck Drivers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$44,860

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$37,270
Median
$44,860
75th percentile
$52,310
90th percentile
$80,310
Mean
$48,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 983,300.

That median is 12% 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.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Light Truck Drivers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Anchorage, AK1,400$38,440$57,250$82,820
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1,610$33,160$53,190$87,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4,480$43,050$52,100$83,240
Lewiston-Auburn, ME390$31,240$50,870$93,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,470$42,300$50,820$93,280
Kokomo, IN280$30,370$50,790$97,260
Fairbanks-College, AK120$36,480$50,480$99,230
Dalton, GA350$27,910$50,340$96,880
Boulder, CO530$37,500$49,990$65,880
Chattanooga, TN-GA3,500$29,450$49,990$54,060
Longview-Kelso, WA250$35,740$49,970$95,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI11,560$34,070$49,670$90,340
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH15,910$35,340$49,630$77,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,680$43,270$49,590$76,180
Barnstable Town, MA540$34,830$49,480$93,310
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,070$38,750$49,410$95,360
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO9,500$39,610$49,360$82,250
Bozeman, MT410$37,050$48,780$74,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA590$38,570$48,740$63,750
Bellingham, WA420$37,170$48,720$98,390

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Light Truck Drivers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ58,140$36,150$47,440$76,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,900$37,650$46,500$95,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34,680$34,780$47,950$91,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX25,890$29,480$44,050$83,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD20,930$32,220$45,740$82,170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20,000$31,450$42,750$61,580
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX19,050$28,820$43,920$93,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV16,390$34,980$46,360$76,170
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH15,910$35,340$49,630$77,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA15,350$28,090$44,960$91,310
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,680$43,270$49,590$76,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,470$42,300$50,820$93,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA14,380$35,360$45,560$85,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ13,820$35,400$45,790$93,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN11,940$33,620$44,970$80,180
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI11,560$34,070$49,670$90,340
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11,530$29,750$44,200$82,800
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL9,710$28,480$40,490$60,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL9,590$31,200$41,870$61,870
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC9,560$28,130$42,860$64,470

States and territories

State estimates for Light Truck Drivers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Alaska1,790$37,210$57,190$96,300
District of Columbia540$37,890$49,330$69,400
Washington23,290$37,890$49,070$74,080
Minnesota17,360$31,490$48,880$90,340
Colorado15,810$37,230$48,410$82,220
Maryland18,420$33,710$48,150$80,700
Massachusetts23,350$34,700$48,110$75,340
North Dakota1,950$33,750$47,950$92,440
Illinois47,190$33,130$47,380$91,360
Oregon11,120$36,680$47,150$73,070
New Jersey33,900$34,750$46,820$71,070
California111,950$36,750$46,790$93,280
Montana2,960$33,470$46,420$93,770
New York56,490$34,070$46,330$72,890
New Hampshire4,670$30,640$46,260$63,770
Hawaii3,690$34,740$45,930$85,100
Utah9,930$33,970$45,860$64,670
Wisconsin19,140$30,340$45,670$72,860
Rhode Island3,110$31,200$45,660$72,810
Missouri16,210$29,370$45,500$93,710
Arizona18,400$34,660$45,140$92,590
Vermont2,050$30,720$45,090$65,130
Tennessee33,710$29,190$45,050$83,480
Indiana19,880$29,330$44,560$92,080
Maine3,120$31,310$44,550$93,670
Connecticut10,720$34,010$44,500$74,420
Idaho7,120$31,950$44,370$95,830
Nebraska4,210$29,710$44,120$92,370
Pennsylvania42,380$27,560$44,120$82,170
Georgia26,050$28,020$44,050$82,790
Delaware4,200$31,200$43,990$65,150
Wyoming1,450$27,530$43,780$94,640
Nevada9,520$31,270$43,760$69,690
Kansas9,140$27,410$43,730$70,620
South Dakota4,820$27,520$43,240$59,400
Kentucky15,630$26,780$43,230$84,040
Michigan26,160$29,470$43,000$83,460
Iowa9,680$29,600$42,750$92,460
Ohio35,130$27,460$42,600$63,740
Texas78,540$28,120$42,500$91,280
Virginia25,170$28,740$42,450$63,770
New Mexico4,220$30,590$42,360$58,320
Florida67,390$29,880$41,810$62,330
North Carolina31,810$26,490$39,910$61,340
Oklahoma10,020$24,960$39,840$91,780
Louisiana14,300$25,330$39,440$76,360
West Virginia3,330$23,950$38,860$93,790
Alabama13,980$27,100$38,490$78,240
Mississippi7,030$25,880$38,140$90,840
South Carolina11,950$23,500$37,680$62,870
Arkansas9,340$27,100$37,080$72,880
Virgin Islands80$26,830$31,180$49,480
Guam350$21,890$25,100$32,820
Puerto Rico5,760$21,840$24,430$32,310

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Light Truck Drivers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers is $44,860. Employment is 983,300.

How does Light Truck Drivers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Light Truck Drivers is 12% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Light Truck Drivers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Anchorage, AK is highest on this page's list at $57,250.