SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $48,080. The 10th percentile is $32,830 and the 90th percentile is $73,020. Employment is 7,790.
Median annual wage
$48,080
- 10th percentile
- $32,830
- 25th percentile
- $37,500
- Median
- $48,080
- 75th percentile
- $61,090
- 90th percentile
- $73,020
- Mean
- $51,420
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $32,830 and the 90th percentile is $73,020. The difference is $40,190, which is 83.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,500 to the 75th at $61,090, covers $23,590.
The mean annual wage is $51,420, which sits above the median of $48,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,015, which is 2.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.1% lower than the Maryland median of $48,150.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $46,015 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Light Truck Drivers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 2nd of 35 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $45,980 and employment of 1,310. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,896, against $46,015 here.
- Gettysburg, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $39,590 and employment of 160. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,508, against $46,015 here.
- Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $43,870 and employment of 2,130. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,648, against $46,015 here.
Employment share
Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.57% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (7,790 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Light Truck Drivers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $48,080. The 10th percentile is $32,830 and the 90th percentile is $73,020. Employment is 7,790.
How does that compare with the national median for Light Truck Drivers?
The local median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $44,860.
What is Light Truck Drivers pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,080 is $46,015. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Light Truck Drivers?
York-Hanover, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $45,980. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 2nd of 35 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.