Average Light Truck Driver Salary

How Much Does a Light Truck Driver Make?

On average, a Light Truck Driver make $47,950 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $29,580, while the top-paid 10 percent made $79,630.

Annually National Average Salary: $47,950

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* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS.

Salary by State

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Monthly

Hourly

Annual Salary by State

State	10% Annual	25% Annual	Avg. Annual	75% Annual	90% Annual
Alabama	$27,270	$32,500	$43,240	$47,110	$66,250
Alaska	$37,230	$42,010	$60,900	$80,120	$98,190
Arizona	$33,460	$38,960	$51,450	$54,480	$90,340
Arkansas	$26,920	$30,590	$43,240	$45,140	$69,830
California	$36,200	$39,980	$51,120	$54,970	$81,720
Connecticut	$32,640	$35,740	$48,780	$51,620	$77,850
Delaware	$28,640	$35,270	$45,890	$48,760	$69,190
District of Columbia	$35,360	$42,530	$50,040	$56,830	$68,680
Florida	$29,520	$37,280	$46,550	$49,330	$72,450
Georgia	$27,640	$35,660	$47,510	$53,540	$82,630
Hawaii	$32,340	$36,650	$48,160	$53,690	$73,530
Idaho	$31,160	$36,830	$51,730	$60,700	$94,340
Illinois	$30,590	$37,660	$51,120	$58,870	$85,380
Indiana	$28,070	$36,070	$47,560	$50,910	$82,710
Iowa	$28,310	$35,640	$46,890	$48,890	$87,830
Kansas	$26,120	$35,300	$45,710	$48,860	$90,200
Kentucky	$25,570	$34,290	$48,310	$57,120	$87,630
Louisiana	$23,380	$29,080	$42,390	$49,310	$65,840
Maine	$30,820	$35,220	$46,880	$50,320	$72,450
Maryland	$31,950	$37,440	$50,960	$58,770	$79,380
Massachusetts	$34,760	$40,450	$51,700	$59,970	$76,680
Michigan	$28,660	$33,520	$44,940	$48,180	$76,370
Minnesota	$30,330	$40,440	$50,010	$58,170	$70,160
Mississippi	$24,840	$30,600	$45,790	$54,180	$86,560
Missouri	$28,440	$34,940	$46,710	$54,050	$70,730
Montana	$31,670	$37,190	$48,690	$55,650	$67,980
Nebraska	$28,020	$35,250	$47,470	$49,280	$90,120
Nevada	$29,360	$37,380	$47,120	$52,790	$72,450
New Hampshire	$28,710	$36,370	$45,340	$50,510	$62,200
New Jersey	$34,790	$39,240	$49,610	$54,820	$70,450
New Mexico	$28,890	$34,690	$43,170	$47,480	$58,140
New York	$34,260	$39,780	$50,390	$55,520	$75,380
North Carolina	$26,150	$33,090	$42,880	$47,410	$64,190
North Dakota	$31,880	$39,190	$51,700	$57,550	$90,200
Ohio	$26,920	$35,410	$45,750	$47,990	$85,690
Oklahoma	$24,960	$30,950	$42,300	$47,880	$60,490
Oregon	$35,760	$40,060	$49,510	$50,780	$67,560
Pennsylvania	$22,760	$31,090	$44,770	$50,430	$69,880
Rhode Island	$29,370	$37,030	$48,400	$51,370	$72,280
South Carolina	$23,190	$31,240	$43,320	$49,300	$68,120
South Dakota	$28,710	$36,610	$44,780	$49,960	$59,490
Tennessee	$27,810	$35,450	$49,830	$59,130	$88,750
Texas	$26,340	$33,480	$46,470	$51,120	$88,560
Utah	$32,480	$39,700	$46,560	$47,670	$68,900
Vermont	$29,830	$34,070	$48,580	$61,490	$90,700
Virginia	$28,510	$34,820	$46,340	$52,040	$66,750
Washington	$36,940	$44,420	$52,920	$57,810	$72,210
West Virginia	$21,880	$26,220	$44,110	$51,700	$91,350
Wisconsin	$29,960	$37,300	$47,750	$52,410	$65,640
Wyoming	$18,420	$29,330	$44,680	$50,920	$91,990
Guam	$21,470	$22,880	$26,380	$28,210	$32,460
Puerto Rico	$19,760	$20,920	$25,370	$27,140	$32,770
Virgin Islands	$25,640	$28,940	$34,860	$41,340	$48,070

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Alaska, where the average salary is $60,900.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Alaska - $60,900

Washington - $52,920

Idaho - $51,730

Massachusetts - $51,700

North Dakota - $51,700

Monthly Salary by State

State	10% Monthly	25% Monthly	Avg. Monthly	75% Monthly	90% Monthly
Alabama	$2,250	$2,667	$3,583	$3,917	$5,500
Alaska	$3,083	$3,500	$5,000	$6,667	$8,167
Arizona	$2,750	$3,167	$4,250	$4,500	$7,500
Arkansas	$2,167	$2,500	$3,583	$3,750	$5,750
California	$3,000	$3,250	$4,250	$4,500	$6,750
Connecticut	$2,667	$2,917	$4,000	$4,250	$6,417
Delaware	$2,333	$2,917	$3,750	$4,000	$5,750
District of Columbia	$2,917	$3,500	$4,167	$4,667	$5,667
Florida	$2,417	$3,083	$3,833	$4,083	$6,000
Georgia	$2,250	$2,917	$3,917	$4,417	$6,833
Hawaii	$2,667	$3,000	$4,000	$4,417	$6,083
Idaho	$2,583	$3,000	$4,250	$5,000	$7,833
Illinois	$2,500	$3,083	$4,250	$4,833	$7,083
Indiana	$2,333	$3,000	$3,917	$4,167	$6,833
Iowa	$2,333	$2,917	$3,833	$4,000	$7,250
Kansas	$2,167	$2,917	$3,750	$4,000	$7,500
Kentucky	$2,083	$2,833	$4,000	$4,750	$7,250
Louisiana	$1,917	$2,417	$3,500	$4,083	$5,417
Maine	$2,500	$2,917	$3,833	$4,167	$6,000
Maryland	$2,583	$3,083	$4,167	$4,833	$6,583
Massachusetts	$2,833	$3,333	$4,250	$4,917	$6,333
Michigan	$2,333	$2,750	$3,667	$4,000	$6,333
Minnesota	$2,500	$3,333	$4,167	$4,833	$5,833
Mississippi	$2,000	$2,500	$3,750	$4,500	$7,167
Missouri	$2,333	$2,833	$3,833	$4,500	$5,833
Montana	$2,583	$3,083	$4,000	$4,583	$5,583
Nebraska	$2,333	$2,917	$3,917	$4,083	$7,500
Nevada	$2,417	$3,083	$3,917	$4,333	$6,000
New Hampshire	$2,333	$3,000	$3,750	$4,167	$5,167
New Jersey	$2,833	$3,250	$4,083	$4,500	$5,833
New Mexico	$2,333	$2,833	$3,583	$3,917	$4,833
New York	$2,833	$3,250	$4,167	$4,583	$6,250
North Carolina	$2,167	$2,750	$3,500	$3,917	$5,333
North Dakota	$2,583	$3,250	$4,250	$4,750	$7,500
Ohio	$2,167	$2,917	$3,750	$3,917	$7,083
Oklahoma	$2,000	$2,500	$3,500	$3,917	$5,000
Oregon	$2,917	$3,333	$4,083	$4,167	$5,583
Pennsylvania	$1,833	$2,583	$3,667	$4,167	$5,750
Rhode Island	$2,417	$3,083	$4,000	$4,250	$6,000
South Carolina	$1,917	$2,583	$3,583	$4,083	$5,667
South Dakota	$2,333	$3,000	$3,667	$4,083	$4,917
Tennessee	$2,250	$2,917	$4,083	$4,917	$7,333
Texas	$2,167	$2,750	$3,833	$4,250	$7,333
Utah	$2,667	$3,250	$3,833	$3,917	$5,667
Vermont	$2,417	$2,833	$4,000	$5,083	$7,500
Virginia	$2,333	$2,833	$3,833	$4,333	$5,500
Washington	$3,000	$3,667	$4,333	$4,750	$6,000
West Virginia	$1,750	$2,167	$3,667	$4,250	$7,583
Wisconsin	$2,417	$3,083	$3,917	$4,333	$5,417
Wyoming	$1,500	$2,417	$3,667	$4,167	$7,583
Guam	$1,750	$1,833	$2,167	$2,333	$2,667
Puerto Rico	$1,583	$1,667	$2,083	$2,250	$2,667
Virgin Islands	$2,083	$2,333	$2,833	$3,417	$4,000

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Alaska, where the average salary is $5,000.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Alaska - $5,000

Washington - $4,333

North Dakota - $4,250

Illinois - $4,250

Idaho - $4,250

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alabama	$13.11	$15.63	$20.79	$22.65	$31.85
Alaska	$17.90	$20.20	$29.28	$38.52	$47.21
Arizona	$16.09	$18.73	$24.74	$26.19	$43.43
Arkansas	$12.94	$14.71	$20.79	$21.70	$33.57
California	$17.40	$19.22	$24.58	$26.43	$39.29
Connecticut	$15.69	$17.18	$23.45	$24.82	$37.43
Delaware	$13.77	$16.96	$22.06	$23.44	$33.26
District of Columbia	$17.00	$20.45	$24.06	$27.32	$33.02
Florida	$14.19	$17.92	$22.38	$23.72	$34.83
Georgia	$13.29	$17.14	$22.84	$25.74	$39.73
Hawaii	$15.55	$17.62	$23.16	$25.81	$35.35
Idaho	$14.98	$17.71	$24.87	$29.18	$45.35
Illinois	$14.71	$18.11	$24.58	$28.30	$41.05
Indiana	$13.50	$17.34	$22.86	$24.48	$39.77
Iowa	$13.61	$17.14	$22.54	$23.51	$42.23
Kansas	$12.56	$16.97	$21.98	$23.49	$43.36
Kentucky	$12.29	$16.49	$23.22	$27.46	$42.13
Louisiana	$11.24	$13.98	$20.38	$23.71	$31.66
Maine	$14.82	$16.93	$22.54	$24.19	$34.83
Maryland	$15.36	$18.00	$24.50	$28.26	$38.16
Massachusetts	$16.71	$19.45	$24.86	$28.83	$36.87
Michigan	$13.78	$16.11	$21.61	$23.17	$36.72
Minnesota	$14.58	$19.44	$24.04	$27.96	$33.73
Mississippi	$11.94	$14.71	$22.02	$26.05	$41.61
Missouri	$13.68	$16.80	$22.46	$25.99	$34.01
Montana	$15.23	$17.88	$23.41	$26.76	$32.69
Nebraska	$13.47	$16.95	$22.82	$23.69	$43.33
Nevada	$14.12	$17.97	$22.65	$25.38	$34.83
New Hampshire	$13.80	$17.48	$21.80	$24.29	$29.91
New Jersey	$16.73	$18.87	$23.85	$26.36	$33.87
New Mexico	$13.89	$16.68	$20.75	$22.83	$27.95
New York	$16.47	$19.13	$24.23	$26.69	$36.24
North Carolina	$12.57	$15.91	$20.61	$22.79	$30.86
North Dakota	$15.33	$18.84	$24.85	$27.67	$43.36
Ohio	$12.94	$17.02	$22.00	$23.07	$41.20
Oklahoma	$12.00	$14.88	$20.34	$23.02	$29.08
Oregon	$17.19	$19.26	$23.80	$24.42	$32.48
Pennsylvania	$10.94	$14.95	$21.52	$24.24	$33.60
Rhode Island	$14.12	$17.80	$23.27	$24.70	$34.75
South Carolina	$11.15	$15.02	$20.83	$23.70	$32.75
South Dakota	$13.80	$17.60	$21.53	$24.02	$28.60
Tennessee	$13.37	$17.04	$23.96	$28.43	$42.67
Texas	$12.66	$16.10	$22.34	$24.58	$42.58
Utah	$15.62	$19.09	$22.39	$22.92	$33.13
Vermont	$14.34	$16.38	$23.36	$29.56	$43.61
Virginia	$13.71	$16.74	$22.28	$25.02	$32.09
Washington	$17.76	$21.36	$25.44	$27.79	$34.71
West Virginia	$10.52	$12.61	$21.21	$24.86	$43.92
Wisconsin	$14.40	$17.93	$22.96	$25.20	$31.56
Wyoming	$8.85	$14.10	$21.48	$24.48	$44.23
Guam	$10.32	$11.00	$12.68	$13.56	$15.61
Puerto Rico	$9.50	$10.06	$12.20	$13.05	$15.76
Virgin Islands	$12.33	$13.91	$16.76	$19.87	$23.11

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Alaska, where the average salary is $29.28.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Alaska - $29.28

Washington - $25.44

Idaho - $24.87

Massachusetts - $24.86

North Dakota - $24.85

Light Truck Drivers: Salary Overview

Light truck drivers operate trucks and vans that have a capacity of fewer than 26,001 pounds (Gross Vehicle Weight).

They typically transport merchandise and packages but may also be responsible for loading and unloading the vehicle.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage reported by light truck drivers in the United States was $34,730 as of May 2019, which means that half of all workers in this profession earned less than this amount while half earned more.

This is lower than the national average salary across all occupations- which in May 2019 was $39,810 according to BLS.

Salaries vary depending on a wide range of factors such as experience level, the industry of employment, region, skills, and local economy.

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Light Truck Driver Salary by Industry

Salaries for this profession vary widely depending on the industry of employment.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest employers for light truck drivers in 2019 were couriers and express delivery services, and automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores.

Salaries for light truck drivers vary widely between these two industries.

Those who worked for couriers and express delivery services companies reportedly earned $54,110 on average as of May 2019 while those who worked for automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores made less than half this amount.

The average annual wage for drivers employed by stores that sell automotive parts, accessories, and tires was only $25,130.

Light truck drivers employed in the field of truck transportation reportedly earned $43,150.

The average annual wage was calculated at $38,750 for light truck drivers who worked in the field of local messengers and local delivery and $38,470 for those who worked for merchant wholesalers of nondurable goods.

The report published by BLS shows that higher-than-average salaries were typically reported in industries that don’t typically hire many truck drivers such as the natural gas distribution field, electric power generation, transmission and distribution, and the postal service.

Light truck drivers employed in the field of natural gas distribution reportedly took home $64,600 per year on average.

The average annual wage was $58,980 for light truck drivers who worked in the field of electric power generation, transmission, and distribution and $55,520 for those who worked for the postal service.

However, as the numbers show, the industry with the highest level of employment for this profession, couriers and express delivery services, offers a salary that is close to the one offered by these high-paying fields.

Having good driving skills qualifies you for employment in a variety of sectors.

You can work for florists, for wholesalers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies, or even for promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events.

The only things that limit you are the weight limit, the type of vehicle that you are allowed to drive, and the type of cargo that you can carry.

Better career opportunities may occur if you also get a commercial driver’s license which will qualify you for multiple types of vehicles, including CMVs that carry more than 16 passengers, carrying hazardous materials, and driving trucks that are above the 26,000-pound weight limit.

According to BLS, on average, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earned more than light truck drivers.

The median annual wage reported by drivers of vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds was $45,260 as of May 2019.

So getting a CDL license for heavier trucks can improve your earning prospects.

* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Light Truck Drivers. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.