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Key numbers

Median pay
$58,640 a year ($28.19 an hour)
Pay range
$40,140 (10th percentile) to $79,380 (90th percentile)
Jobs
2,062,040 wage and salary jobs
Typical entry education
Postsecondary certificate (BLS: postsecondary nondegree award), then short-term on-the-job training (a month or less)
Median pay in every state
Map of median annual pay for truck drivers by state, May 2025. Darker blue means higher pay.Alabama: $52,120Alaska: $70,100Arizona: $58,080Arkansas: $51,550California: $60,230Colorado: $61,500Connecticut: $60,490Delaware: $57,590District of Columbia: $64,170Florida: $50,640Georgia: $57,050Hawaii: $59,820Idaho: $58,770Illinois: $60,320Indiana: $60,290Iowa: $58,070Kansas: $58,920Kentucky: $56,340Louisiana: $49,320Maine: $57,050Maryland: $59,360Massachusetts: $63,030Michigan: $57,180Minnesota: $61,990Mississippi: $51,820Missouri: $54,550Montana: $58,870Nebraska: $58,390Nevada: $62,290New Hampshire: $60,280New Jersey: $63,570New Mexico: $50,500New York: $62,050North Carolina: $51,530North Dakota: $60,910Ohio: $59,800Oklahoma: $54,410Oregon: $61,980Pennsylvania: $58,580Rhode Island: $60,190South Carolina: $51,130South Dakota: $58,690Tennessee: $58,620Texas: $56,290Utah: $60,620Vermont: $60,830Virginia: $56,860Washington: $64,760West Virginia: $49,480Wisconsin: $58,610Wyoming: $60,310
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Median annual pay, truck drivers. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025.

StateMedian annual pay
United States$58,640
Alabama$52,120
Alaska$70,100
Arizona$58,080
Arkansas$51,550
California$60,230
Colorado$61,500
Connecticut$60,490
Delaware$57,590
District of Columbia$64,170
Florida$50,640
Georgia$57,050
Hawaii$59,820
Idaho$58,770
Illinois$60,320
Indiana$60,290
Iowa$58,070
Kansas$58,920
Kentucky$56,340
Louisiana$49,320
Maine$57,050
Maryland$59,360
Massachusetts$63,030
Michigan$57,180
Minnesota$61,990
Mississippi$51,820
Missouri$54,550
Montana$58,870
Nebraska$58,390
Nevada$62,290
New Hampshire$60,280
New Jersey$63,570
New Mexico$50,500
New York$62,050
North Carolina$51,530
North Dakota$60,910
Ohio$59,800
Oklahoma$54,410
Oregon$61,980
Pennsylvania$58,580
Rhode Island$60,190
South Carolina$51,130
South Dakota$58,690
Tennessee$58,620
Texas$56,290
Utah$60,620
Vermont$60,830
Virginia$56,860
Washington$64,760
West Virginia$49,480
Wisconsin$58,610
Wyoming$60,310

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wage and salary workers; self-employed workers are not included.

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (wage and salary workers). Requirements checked November 2026. How to read these numbers

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