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Average Salary for Light Truck Drivers

SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in the United States is $44,140 ($21.22/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $29,580 at the 10th percentile to $79,630 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 994,410 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 27.1% since 2019.

Median Annual

$44,140

Mean Annual

$47,950

10th Pct

$29,580

75th Pct

$52,460

Employment

994,410

Salary Distribution

$30k
10th
$37k
25th
$44k
Median
$52k
75th
$80k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Anchorage, AK $51,170
Fairbanks-College, AK $50,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,060
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $49,780
Barnstable Town, MA $49,630
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,620
Flagstaff, AZ $49,620
Bozeman, MT $49,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $49,300
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $49,200
Rockford, IL $49,070
Boulder, CO $48,990
Boise City, ID $48,520
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,480

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Alaska $52,000
Arizona $47,910
Idaho $47,910
Washington $47,870
North Dakota $47,750
District of Columbia $47,620
Massachusetts $47,450
Minnesota $47,440
Colorado $46,960
Wisconsin $46,480
Illinois $46,440
Maryland $46,230
Montana $46,220
New York $46,040
New Jersey $45,920
Oregon $45,710
California $45,500
Rhode Island $45,240
New Hampshire $44,980
Vermont $44,420
Hawaii $44,310
Connecticut $44,240
South Dakota $44,090
Iowa $43,910
Utah $43,760
Tennessee $43,680
Virginia $43,200
Indiana $43,070
Georgia $42,950
Nebraska $42,940
Kentucky $42,710
Kansas $42,620
Missouri $42,600
Delaware $42,550
Pennsylvania $42,430
Nevada $42,260
Maine $41,700
New Mexico $41,600
Ohio $41,430
Wyoming $41,030
Texas $40,760
Michigan $40,500
Florida $40,160
South Carolina $38,960
Mississippi $38,820
North Carolina $38,800
Alabama $38,130
Oklahoma $38,080
Louisiana $38,020
Arkansas $37,630
West Virginia $36,110
Virgin Islands $31,200
Guam $23,930
Puerto Rico $23,210

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $44,140
2023 $42,470
2022 $40,410
2021 $38,280
2020 $37,050
2019 $34,730