Light Truck Drivers pay in the U.S.
$48,770avg. a year
$23.45 an hour · 983,300 employed
Light Truck Drivers in the U.S. earn an average of $48,770 a year and a median of $44,860. Pay is highest in Alaska ($62,940) and lowest in South Carolina ($41,510).
$44,860Median pay
$23.45Average hourly
+19%Avg. pay since 2020
983,300Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for light truck drivers
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
11,790 jobs
Alaska
$62,940
$30.26 an hour
223,290 jobs
Washington
$53,520
$25.73 an hour
3111,950 jobs
California
$53,310
$25.63 an hour
447,190 jobs
Illinois
$53,300
$25.63 an hour
518,420 jobs
Maryland
$52,930
$25.45 an hour
617,360 jobs
Minnesota
$52,860
$25.41 an hour
715,810 jobs
Colorado
$52,270
$25.13 an hour
81,950 jobs
North Dakota
$51,940
$24.97 an hour
9540 jobs
District of Columbia
$51,920
$24.96 an hour
1011,120 jobs
Oregon
$51,440
$24.73 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Light Truck Drivers pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | $64,130 | $30.83 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,140 | $28.43 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,770 | $28.25 |
| Decatur, IL | $57,850 | $27.81 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $57,840 | $27.81 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $57,800 | $27.79 |
| Kokomo, IN | $57,430 | $27.61 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $57,290 | $27.54 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Light Truck Drivers pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $43,930 | $38,490 | 13,980 |
| Alaska | $62,940 | $57,190 | 1,790 |
| Arizona | $50,900 | $45,140 | 18,400 |
| Arkansas | $43,670 | $37,080 | 9,340 |
| California | $53,310 | $46,790 | 111,950 |
| Colorado | $52,270 | $48,410 | 15,810 |
| Connecticut | $49,430 | $44,500 | 10,720 |
| Delaware | $46,480 | $43,990 | 4,200 |
| District of Columbia | $51,920 | $49,330 | 540 |
| Florida | $44,580 | $41,810 | 67,390 |
| Georgia | $48,290 | $44,050 | 26,050 |
| Hawaii | $51,340 | $45,930 | 3,690 |
| Idaho | $50,700 | $44,370 | 7,120 |
| Illinois | $53,300 | $47,380 | 47,190 |
| Indiana | $49,150 | $44,560 | 19,880 |
| Iowa | $46,700 | $42,750 | 9,680 |
| Kansas | $45,930 | $43,730 | 9,140 |
| Kentucky | $48,880 | $43,230 | 15,630 |
| Louisiana | $44,940 | $39,440 | 14,300 |
| Maine | $49,820 | $44,550 | 3,120 |
| Maryland | $52,930 | $48,150 | 18,420 |
| Massachusetts | $51,410 | $48,110 | 23,350 |
| Michigan | $46,720 | $43,000 | 26,160 |
| Minnesota | $52,860 | $48,880 | 17,360 |
| Mississippi | $46,940 | $38,140 | 7,030 |
| Missouri | $50,300 | $45,500 | 16,210 |
| Montana | $50,550 | $46,420 | 2,960 |
| Nebraska | $48,720 | $44,120 | 4,210 |
| Nevada | $47,610 | $43,760 | 9,520 |
| New Hampshire | $48,040 | $46,260 | 4,670 |
| New Jersey | $49,810 | $46,820 | 33,900 |
| New Mexico | $43,090 | $42,360 | 4,220 |
| New York | $50,330 | $46,330 | 56,490 |
| North Carolina | $42,660 | $39,910 | 31,810 |
| North Dakota | $51,940 | $47,950 | 1,950 |
| Ohio | $44,230 | $42,600 | 35,130 |
| Oklahoma | $45,250 | $39,840 | 10,020 |
| Oregon | $51,440 | $47,150 | 11,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,870 | $44,120 | 42,380 |
| Rhode Island | $49,580 | $45,660 | 3,110 |
| South Carolina | $41,510 | $37,680 | 11,950 |
| South Dakota | $44,100 | $43,240 | 4,820 |
| Tennessee | $49,120 | $45,050 | 33,710 |
| Texas | $46,950 | $42,500 | 78,540 |
| Utah | $47,920 | $45,860 | 9,930 |
| Vermont | $48,430 | $45,090 | 2,050 |
| Virginia | $45,390 | $42,450 | 25,170 |
| Washington | $53,520 | $49,070 | 23,290 |
| West Virginia | $46,530 | $38,860 | 3,330 |
| Wisconsin | $48,570 | $45,670 | 19,140 |
| Wyoming | $46,620 | $43,780 | 1,450 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$52,480
58,140 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$54,000
40,900 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$54,780
34,680 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,580
25,890 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,860
20,930 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,250
20,000 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,830
19,050 jobsWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$51,820
16,390 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do light truck drivers make?
The average is $48,770 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $44,860 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $23.45, and the median is $21.57 an hour.
Which state pays light truck drivers the most?
Alaska, with an average of $62,940 a year. The best-paying metro area is Anchorage, AK at $64,130.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $30,800 a year, and the top 10% earn over $80,310.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 53-3033. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.