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Driver salary

Average driver salary

$16.72

$34,771 yearly

Entry-level driver salary
$22,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a driver make?

The average driver salary in the United States is $34,771. Driver salaries typically range between $22,000 and $53,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for drivers is $16.72 per hour.

Driver salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Drivers earn the highest average salary in Vermont.

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Where can a Driver earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$42,446
Aurora, CO$32,095
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Air Liquide$74,458
Goodwin$54,539

Driver salaries by experience level

Experience levelAvg. salaryHourly rate
Entry-level driver$31,700$15.24
Mid-level driver$43,200$20.79
Senior-level driver$42,900$20.62

Driver salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for a driver typically falls between $34,771 and $58,378.
zippia
$34,771yearly
glassdoor[1]
$58,378yearly
indeed[2]
$38,776yearly
Salary.com[3]
$38,931yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$39,131yearly

Average driver salary by state

The highest-paying states for drivers are Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The lowest average driver salary states are Ohio, South Carolina, and Nebraska.

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Highest paying states for drivers

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Iowa$38,851$18.68
2Vermont$42,781$20.57
3Oregon$40,433$19.44
4Michigan$37,482$18.02
5Indiana$35,390$17.01
6Rhode Island$40,449$19.45
7Washington$40,614$19.53
8Massachusetts$42,496$20.43
9New York$41,316$19.86
10Connecticut$40,527$19.48
11Wisconsin$34,946$16.80
12New Jersey$41,516$19.96
13Alabama$33,989$16.34
14Maine$36,985$17.78
15Montana$37,359$17.96
16Minnesota$35,469$17.05
17Illinois$35,352$17.00
18California$40,250$19.35
19Kentucky$32,017$15.39
20Louisiana$32,727$15.73
21Arkansas$31,046$14.93
22Pennsylvania$33,976$16.33
23West Virginia$31,646$15.21
24Oklahoma$31,828$15.30
25Kansas$31,698$15.24
26Delaware$35,034$16.84
27Alaska$36,975$17.78
28South Dakota$30,661$14.74
29New Mexico$32,628$15.69
30Virginia$35,190$16.92
31North Dakota$30,849$14.83
32New Hampshire$34,889$16.77
33Tennessee$31,005$14.91
34District of Columbia$38,569$18.54
35Nevada$33,176$15.95
36Idaho$31,587$15.19
37Texas$32,311$15.53
38Georgia$31,360$15.08
39Ohio$30,110$14.48
40Wyoming$30,113$14.48
41Colorado$32,073$15.42
42Arizona$32,627$15.69
43Missouri$30,462$14.65
44Maryland$33,556$16.13
45Hawaii$35,994$17.30
46Utah$30,543$14.68
47Nebraska$27,858$13.39
48South Carolina$27,966$13.45
49Mississippi$27,676$13.31
50North Carolina$27,805$13.37
51Florida$27,301$13.13

Highest paying cities for drivers

The highest-paying cities for drivers are Boston, MA, New York, NY, and Seattle, WA.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Boston, MA$42,446$20.41
2New York, NY$41,242$19.83
3Seattle, WA$40,732$19.58
4San Francisco, CA$40,677$19.56
5Portland, OR$40,471$19.46
6Washington, DC$38,580$18.55
7Des Moines, IA$38,528$18.52
8Detroit, MI$37,644$18.10
9Portland, ME$37,356$17.96
10Richmond, IN$35,625$17.13
11Chicago, IL$35,494$17.06
12Minneapolis, MN$35,452$17.04
13Richmond, VA$35,015$16.83
14Milwaukee, WI$35,005$16.83
15Philadelphia, PA$34,225$16.45
16Birmingham, AL$34,155$16.42
17Baltimore, MD$33,751$16.23
18Glendale, AZ$32,675$15.71
19Fort Worth, TX$32,466$15.61
20Aurora, CO$32,095$15.43

Drivers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Boston, MA
  2. New York, NY
  3. Seattle, WA
  4. San Francisco, CA
  5. Portland, OR

Driver salary details

A driver's salary ranges from $22,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $53,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average driver salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a driver's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25
75th Percentile$43,000$3,583$21
Average$34,771$2,898$17
25th Percentile$27,000$2,250$13
10th Percentile$22,000$1,833$11

Highest paying driver jobs

The highest paying types of drivers are company driver, truck driver class a, and cdl driver.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Package Delivery Driver$37,271$3,106$17.92447,795
Delivery Truck Driver$55,563$4,630$26.71837,326
Truck Driver Class A$63,270$5,272$30.42709,900
CDL Class A Driver$52,203$4,350$25.10696,903
Local Truck Driver$59,069$4,922$28.40709,260
Commercial Driver$46,852$3,904$22.531,016,123

Which companies pay drivers the most?

Driver salaries at Air Liquide and Vishay are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average driver salary at companies like The Boring Company and Argonne National Laboratory are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Air Liquide$74,458$35.80
2Vishay$66,636$32.04
3The Boring Company$66,306$31.88
4Argonne National Laboratory$65,398$31.44
5Mid-South Management$65,154$31.32
6Los Alamos National Laboratory$64,973$31.24
7D.C. United$61,894$29.76
8Conviva$61,183$29.41
9Helmerich & Payne$60,711$29.19
10Thermo Fisher Scientific$60,610$29.14
11West Tennessee Healthcare$60,110$28.90
12St. Jude Children's Research Hospital$58,984$28.36
13BlackBerry$57,866$27.82
14AbbVie$57,848$27.81
15Sierra Pacific Industries$57,353$27.57
16Univar$55,420$26.64
17Midwest Motor Express$55,215$26.55
18Columbia University in the City of New York$54,828$26.36
19Dohrn Transfer$54,630$26.26
20Goodwin$54,539$26.22

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$34,000$33,000$32,000$31,000$30,000$29,000
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Driver salary by industry

The average driver salary varies across industries:

  • The average driver salary in the manufacturing industry is $39,688, the highest of any industry.
  • The average driver salary in the finance industry is $37,883.
  • Drivers in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $35,314, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for drivers

RankIndustryAverage salaryHourly rate
1Manufacturing$39,688$19.08
2Transportation$37,883$18.21
3Retail$35,716$17.17
4Hospitality$35,314$16.98

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Driver salary trends

The average driver salary has risen by $6,454 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average driver earned $28,317 annually, but today, they earn $34,771 a year. That works out to a 22% change in pay for drivers over the last decade.

Compare driver salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average driver salary over time

Compare driver salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Driver salary by year

    YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
    2025$34,800$16.72+7.5%
    2024$32,200$15.46+4.5%
    2023$30,700$14.77+2.7%
    2022$29,900$14.37+5.0%
    2021$28,400$13.65+1.7%

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