Truck Driver salary
What a truck driver actually earns, from 78 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-29.
1,232 open truck driver jobs →
Switch the market above to see truck driver pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A truck driver earns a blended US median near 62,621 dollars, with the typical middle running from 52,177 dollars to 75,270 dollars. The official OEWS median is 54,320 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 27 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is field service technician, at 48 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open truck driver roles
Live openings, freshest first. Apply at the source.
- CDL-A Railroad Field Operator at Direct employerAllentown, PA1d agoUnlock
- CDL-A Railroad Rerail Operator at Direct employerRichmond, VA1d agoUnlock
- Chauffeur / Allrounder für private Liegenschaften at Obersee Immobilien GmbHPfäffikon SZ, Schwyz, Switzerland1d agoApply
- Driver at Direct employerMarseille1d agoUnlock
- Chauffeur-livreur at Direct employerMarseille1d agoUnlock
- Front Load Truck Driver Commercial Waste - CDL (B) at Direct employerPhoenix, AZ, USA1d agoUnlock
By country
- United Kingdom$35,074$38,844$44,045
- United States$52,177$62,621$75,270
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a truck driver profile already covers.
- 3000 open administrative assistant roles$79,627 median · +$17,006 · 27% readiness
- 1600 open field service technician roles$73,323 median · +$10,702 · 48% readiness
- 409 open security guard roles$71,940 median · +$9,319 · 23% readiness
- 2076 open automotive technician roles$70,943 median · +$8,322 · 23% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a truck driver.
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Quick answers
How much does a truck driver make?
The blended US median is about 62,621 dollars, with a typical range from 52,177 dollars to 75,270 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 54,320 dollars.
Is truck driver a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a truck driver move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is field service technician, at 48 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 53-3032. Live corpus 78 observations, 2026-09-29. Definitions in the glossary.