SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Light Truck Drivers make in St. Cloud, MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in St. Cloud, MN is $46,330. The 10th percentile is $29,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,310. Employment is 850.

Median annual wage

$46,330

10th percentile
$29,160
25th percentile
$38,460
Median
$46,330
75th percentile
$50,850
90th percentile
$61,310
Mean
$47,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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

Percentile spread

For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $29,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,310. The difference is $32,150, which is 69.4% 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 $38,460 to the 75th at $50,850, covers $12,390.

The mean annual wage is $47,280, which sits above the median of $46,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Cloud, MN median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,869, which is 17.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% lower than the Minnesota median of $48,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $52,869 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Light Truck Drivers. St. Cloud, MN ranks 5th of 9 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).).

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $49,670 and employment of 11,560. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,385, against $52,869 here.
  • Mankato, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $45,440 and employment of 480. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,959, against $52,869 here.
  • Fargo, ND-MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $47,170 and employment of 810. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,909, against $52,869 here.

Employment share

Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.82% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (850 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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 St. Cloud, MN · 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 St. Cloud, MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in St. Cloud, MN is $46,330. The 10th percentile is $29,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,310. Employment is 850.

How does that compare with the national median for Light Truck Drivers?

The local median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $44,860.

What is Light Truck Drivers pay in St. Cloud, MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,330 is $52,869. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Cloud, MN compare with nearby metros for Light Truck Drivers?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $49,670. St. Cloud, MN ranks 5th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.