Light Truck Drivers salary
The median pay for light truck drivers in the United States is $44,860 a year. About 983,300 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $30,800
- 25th percentile
- $37,270
- Median percentile
- $44,860
- 75th percentile
- $52,310
- 90th percentile
- $80,310
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $57,190
- District of Columbia $49,330
- Washington $49,070
- Minnesota $48,880
- Colorado $48,410
- Maryland $48,150
- Massachusetts $48,110
- North Dakota $47,950
- Illinois $47,380
- Oregon $47,150
- New Jersey $46,820
- California $46,790
- Montana $46,420
- New York $46,330
- New Hampshire $46,260
- Hawaii $45,930
- Utah $45,860
- Wisconsin $45,670
- Rhode Island $45,660
- Missouri $45,500
- Arizona $45,140
- Vermont $45,090
- Tennessee $45,050
- Indiana $44,560
- Maine $44,550
- Connecticut $44,500
- Idaho $44,370
- Nebraska $44,120
- Pennsylvania $44,120
- Georgia $44,050
- Delaware $43,990
- Wyoming $43,780
- Nevada $43,760
- Kansas $43,730
- South Dakota $43,240
- Kentucky $43,230
- Michigan $43,000
- Iowa $42,750
- Ohio $42,600
- Texas $42,500
- Virginia $42,450
- New Mexico $42,360
- Florida $41,810
- North Carolina $39,910
- Oklahoma $39,840
- Louisiana $39,440
- West Virginia $38,860
- Alabama $38,490
- Mississippi $38,140
- South Carolina $37,680
- Arkansas $37,080
By metro area
- Anchorage, AK $57,250
- Hagerstown, MD $53,190
- San Jose, CA $52,100
- Lewiston, ME $50,870
- San Francisco, CA $50,820
- Kokomo, IN $50,790
- Fairbanks, AK $50,480
- Dalton, GA $50,340
- Boulder, CO $49,990
- Chattanooga, TN $49,990
- Longview, WA $49,970
- Minneapolis, MN $49,670
- Boston, MA $49,630
- Seattle, WA $49,590
- Barnstable Town, MA $49,480
- Santa Rosa, CA $49,410
- Denver, CO $49,360
- Bozeman, MT $48,780
- Santa Cruz, CA $48,740
- Bellingham, WA $48,720
- Bremerton, WA $48,560
- Memphis, TN $48,350
- Rockford, IL $48,240
- Oshkosh, WI $48,220
- Bismarck, ND $48,090
- Baltimore, MD $48,080
- Minot, ND $48,050
- Harrisburg, PA $48,020
- Gainesville, GA $48,010
- Chicago, IL $47,950
- Champaign, IL $47,910
- Grand Forks, ND $47,880
- Salisbury, MD $47,880
- Lewiston, ID $47,860
- Mount Vernon, WA $47,780
- Portland, OR $47,720
- Decatur, IL $47,660
- Napa, CA $47,590
- Grants Pass, OR $47,580
- Fort Collins, CO $47,510
- Rochester, MN $47,460
- New York, NY $47,440
- Burlington, VT $47,430
- Helena, MT $47,380
- Kahului, HI $47,360
- Midland, TX $47,330
- Fargo, ND $47,170
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,150
- St. Louis, MO $47,150
- Salt Lake City, UT $46,990
- Elkhart, IN $46,950
- Flagstaff, AZ $46,860
- Worcester, MA $46,750
- Visalia, CA $46,720
- Vallejo, CA $46,700
- Pinehurst, NC $46,600
- Kennewick, WA $46,570
- Stockton, CA $46,570
- Walla Walla, WA $46,520
- La Crosse, WI $46,510
- Los Angeles, CA $46,500
- Michigan City, IN $46,490
- Trenton, NJ $46,490
- St. Joseph, MO $46,470
- Bridgeport, CT $46,430
- Bend, OR $46,380
- Washington, DC $46,360
- Yuba City, CA $46,350
- Sacramento, CA $46,340
- St. Cloud, MN $46,330
- Salem, OR $46,330
- Manchester, NH $46,320
- Greeley, CO $46,280
- Missoula, MT $46,270
- Portland, ME $46,270
- Billings, MT $46,210
- Davenport, IA $46,200
- Madison, WI $46,120
- Sheboygan, WI $46,040
- Colorado Springs, CO $46,020
- Lakeland, FL $46,010
- Chico, CA $45,990
- San Luis Obispo, CA $45,990
- Springfield, MA $45,990
- York, PA $45,980
- Salinas, CA $45,970
- Muncie, IN $45,900
- Providence, RI $45,900
- Medford, OR $45,880
- Urban Honolulu, HI $45,860
- Austin, TX $45,820
- Olympia, WA $45,820
- Athens, GA $45,800
- Great Falls, MT $45,790
- Milwaukee, WI $45,790
- Phoenix, AZ $45,790
- Cleveland, TN $45,760
- Philadelphia, PA $45,740
- San Diego, CA $45,670
- Kiryas Joel, NY $45,590
- Punta Gorda, FL $45,580
- Riverside, CA $45,560
- Wausau, WI $45,560
- Yakima, WA $45,490
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,470
- Kalamazoo, MI $45,460
- Mankato, MN $45,440
- Kansas City, MO $45,290
- Corvallis, OR $45,200
- Indianapolis, IN $45,180
- Macon, GA $45,130
- Vineland, NJ $45,120
- Duluth, MN $45,100
- Green Bay, WI $45,100
- Omaha, NE $45,080
- Nashville, TN $44,970
- Atlanta, GA $44,960
- Ogden, UT $44,960
- Eugene, OR $44,920
- Grand Island, NE $44,920