Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Salary by State
SOC code 53-3032. National and state-by-state pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS OEWS May 2024.
- National mean wage$58,397Employment-weighted, 51 states
- National median wage$56,248OEWS May 2024
- Total employment2,070,390Wage & salary workers
- States with published data51 / 51Others suppressed
How pay varies by state
Pay ranges from $67,630 in New Jersey (highest) to $51,310 in Louisiana (lowest) — a factor of 1.3×.
| State | Mean wage | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $67,630 | $64,720 | 49,450 |
| Washington | $67,060 | $63,760 | 40,700 |
| Alaska | $66,890 | $64,890 | 3,240 |
| District of Columbia | $66,740 | $63,610 | 830 |
| New York | $64,410 | $60,520 | 61,410 |
| Oregon | $63,890 | $61,180 | 24,720 |
| Wyoming | $63,220 | $60,270 | 6,530 |
| Minnesota | $62,110 | $61,090 | 38,530 |
| Nevada | $61,760 | $60,900 | 17,430 |
| Colorado | $61,750 | $60,260 | 27,840 |
| Illinois | $61,230 | $59,790 | 76,650 |
| Indiana | $61,160 | $60,090 | 57,870 |
| California | $60,490 | $59,950 | 211,740 |
| Nebraska | $60,150 | $57,940 | 24,160 |
| Kentucky | $60,060 | $55,590 | 33,430 |
| Rhode Island | $59,870 | $59,710 | 3,260 |
| North Dakota | $59,840 | $58,970 | 10,510 |
| Ohio | $59,700 | $58,080 | 91,090 |
| Utah | $59,460 | $59,580 | 24,280 |
| Kansas | $59,350 | $56,940 | 23,250 |
| Massachusetts | $59,300 | $60,630 | 32,170 |
| New Hampshire | $59,120 | $58,620 | 6,730 |
| Montana | $59,050 | $59,060 | 7,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,620 | $58,540 | 90,160 |
| Maryland | $58,590 | $57,180 | 23,910 |
| Iowa | $58,350 | $55,080 | 37,430 |
| South Dakota | $58,150 | $56,880 | 5,990 |
| Hawaii | $58,140 | $59,320 | 4,100 |
| Connecticut | $57,710 | $58,700 | 15,860 |
| Tennessee | $57,670 | $55,610 | 63,130 |
| Delaware | $57,660 | $58,510 | 5,950 |
| Georgia | $57,190 | $56,570 | 75,700 |
| Vermont | $57,050 | $56,360 | 3,370 |
| Virginia | $56,990 | $54,500 | 55,430 |
| Wisconsin | $56,980 | $57,380 | 52,980 |
| Arkansas | $56,570 | $49,520 | 32,290 |
| Texas | $56,470 | $53,070 | 212,700 |
| Oklahoma | $56,300 | $51,920 | 29,080 |
| Arizona | $55,420 | $53,690 | 42,270 |
| Idaho | $55,340 | $53,260 | 14,860 |
| Mississippi | $55,240 | $50,700 | 25,490 |
| South Carolina | $55,110 | $51,810 | 32,700 |
| Michigan | $55,090 | $55,140 | 59,910 |
| Missouri | $54,480 | $50,540 | 47,530 |
| Florida | $54,360 | $50,000 | 105,730 |
| Alabama | $54,040 | $50,120 | 37,490 |
| North Carolina | $53,990 | $49,580 | 64,610 |
| Maine | $53,960 | $51,930 | 10,180 |
| West Virginia | $51,920 | $49,040 | 11,560 |
| New Mexico | $51,530 | $48,360 | 10,850 |
| Louisiana | $51,310 | $48,770 | 26,260 |
Caveats for this occupation
- OEWS covers wage and salary workers only. Self-employed heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers are not included.
- Figures are cross-industry. Pay can vary materially by industry within a state (e.g. federal government versus private sector).
- The “national” figure shown here is an employment-weighted aggregate of state rows, not the BLS national-table value. See the methodology.