Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders salary
The median pay for tank car, truck, and ship loaders in the United States is $58,870 a year. About 10,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,460
- 25th percentile
- $46,300
- Median percentile
- $58,870
- 75th percentile
- $70,060
- 90th percentile
- $83,160
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
- Maryland $81,320
- South Carolina $80,700
- Montana $80,070
- Alabama $75,450
- Massachusetts $71,750
- New Hampshire $70,030
- California $68,600
- New Jersey $64,890
- North Dakota $61,210
- Texas $61,170
- Louisiana $58,900
- Michigan $57,900
- Missouri $57,750
- Ohio $57,700
- Wisconsin $57,250
- West Virginia $54,750
- Kentucky $53,160
- Iowa $51,450
- Colorado $51,200
- Georgia $51,160
- New York $48,220
- Pennsylvania $48,120
- New Mexico $48,010
- Florida $45,540
- North Carolina $44,910
- Indiana $44,310
- Idaho $41,700
- Virginia $41,190
- Oklahoma $35,360
- Arkansas $33,800
By metro area
- Billings, MT $83,390
- Providence, RI $83,160
- Corpus Christi, TX $81,920
- Boston, MA $77,490
- Dallas, TX $76,850
- New York, NY $64,890
- Lake Charles, LA $63,170
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,100
- New Orleans, LA $62,200
- Chicago, IL $61,420
- Houston, TX $61,220
- St. Louis, MO $60,950
- Detroit, MI $60,440
- Houma, LA $57,940
- Columbus, OH $57,030
- Memphis, TN $55,730
- Charleston, WV $54,750
- Cincinnati, OH $50,380
- Buffalo, NY $50,160
- Baton Rouge, LA $49,700
- Charlotte, NC $44,010