United States
Light Truck Drivers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$44,140
Light Truck Drivers in the United States earn a median of $44,140 a year, about $21.22 an hour.
Median
$44,140
per year
Hourly
$21.22
as published
Mean
$47,950
pulled up by top earners
Workers
994,410
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $45,500 | +3% |
| Texas | State | $40,760 | -8% |
| Florida | State | $40,160 | -9% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $46,870 | +6% |
| New York | State | $46,040 | +4% |
| Illinois | State | $46,440 | +5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $44,330 | +0% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $42,430 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $38,800 | -12% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $47,270 | +7% |
| Ohio | State | $41,430 | -6% |
| New Jersey | State | $45,920 | +4% |
| Tennessee | State | $43,680 | -1% |
| Michigan | State | $40,500 | -8% |
| Georgia | State | $42,950 | -3% |
| Virginia | State | $43,200 | -2% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $44,630 | +1% |
| Indiana | State | $43,070 | -2% |
| Washington | State | $47,870 | +8% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $41,540 | -6% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $45,030 | +2% |
| Massachusetts | State | $47,450 | +7% |
| Maryland | State | $46,230 | +5% |
| Wisconsin | State | $46,480 | +5% |
| Minnesota | State | $47,440 | +7% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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