SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Salisbury, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Salisbury, MD is $47,880. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $82,450. Employment is 530.
Median annual wage
$47,880
- 10th percentile
- $31,200
- 25th percentile
- $34,980
- Median
- $47,880
- 75th percentile
- $61,660
- 90th percentile
- $82,450
- Mean
- $51,380
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $82,450. The difference is $51,250, which is 107.0% 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 $34,980 to the 75th at $61,660, covers $26,680.
The mean annual wage is $51,380, which sits above the median of $47,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Salisbury, MD median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,075, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.6% lower than the Maryland median of $48,150.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $50,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Light Truck Drivers. Salisbury, MD ranks 4th of 26 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).).
- Lexington Park, MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $37,740 and employment of 200. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,455, against $50,075 here.
- Dover, DE is 64 miles away, with a median of $39,780 and employment of 550. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,797, against $50,075 here.
- Vineland, NJ is 86 miles away, with a median of $45,120 and employment of 460. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,016, against $50,075 here.
Employment share
Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.99% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (530 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.56 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 Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Salisbury, MD is $47,880. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $82,450. Employment is 530.
How does that compare with the national median for Light Truck Drivers?
The local median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $44,860.
What is Light Truck Drivers pay in Salisbury, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,880 is $50,075. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Salisbury, MD compare with nearby metros for Light Truck Drivers?
Lexington Park, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $37,740. Salisbury, MD ranks 4th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.