Light Truck Drivers pay in Kansas City
$51,210avg. a year
$24.62 an hour · 8,020 employed
Light Truck Drivers in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area earn an average of $51,210 a year. That is about the same as the Missouri average of $50,300. The U.S. average is $48,770.
$45,290Median pay
$24.62Average hourly
+2%vs. Missouri average
8,020Jobs in this metro
Other Missouri metro areas
Average pay for light truck drivers in other Missouri metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
1340 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$53,260
$25.61 an hour
27,180 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$52,560
$25.27 an hour
3560 jobs
Columbia, MO
$48,300
$23.22 an hour
41,570 jobs
Springfield, MO
$48,210
$23.18 an hour
5540 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$47,270
$22.73 an hour
6250 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$46,300
$22.26 an hour
7210 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$38,380
$18.45 an hour
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How Kansas City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do light truck drivers make in Kansas City?
The average is $51,210 a year, and the median is $45,290. About 8,020 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Missouri average?
That is about the same as the Missouri average of $50,300.
Is this job common in Kansas City?
It makes up 7.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.16 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-3033. Metro area: Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 28140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.