What are the main factors that influence an Armed Driver's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Armed Driver's salary?

An Armed Driver's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,036 for beginners, reaching about $35,295 at mid-level, and approach $37,001 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Armed Driver?

Armed Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Armed Driver roles are District of Columbia $38,242, California $38,097, Massachusetts $37,589. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Armed Driver roles make?

Salaries for Armed Driver level roles vary by specialization: Armed Field Supervisor: $89,831; Armed Guard: $48,183; Armed Guards: $47,173; Armed Protection Officer: $47,153; Armed Security Officer: $46,540.

How do different companies affect an Armed Driver's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Armed Driver roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Armed Driver Salary in the United States

How much does an Armed Driver make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Armed Driver in the United States is $34,539 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, an Armed Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,369
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,912 to $38,638
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,609

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Armed Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,638	$3,220	$743	$19
Average	$34,539	$2,878	$664	$17
25th Percentile	$30,912	$2,576	$594	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Armed Driver Salaries

An Armed Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Armed Driver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Armed Driver's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $34,036
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,187
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,295
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,796
Expert (over 8 years): $37,001

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Armed Driver	$34,036
Intermediate Level Armed Driver	$34,187
Senior Level Armed Driver	$35,295
Specialist Level Armed Driver	$36,796
Expert Level Armed Driver	$37,001

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How Do Armed Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Armed Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,242.
California: $38,097.
Massachusetts: $37,589.

District of Columbia $38,242

California $38,097

Massachusetts $37,589

Washington $37,451

New Jersey $37,437

Alaska $37,389

Connecticut $36,912

New York $36,719

Hawaii $36,101

Rhode Island $35,810

Maryland $35,614

Minnesota $35,344

Colorado $35,241

Illinois $35,206

Oregon $35,075

Delaware $34,978

New Hampshire $34,917

Virginia $34,781

Pennsylvania $34,384

Nevada $34,184

North Dakota $34,118

Michigan $34,014

Wisconsin $33,976

Vermont $33,900

Texas $33,690

Maine $33,676

Arizona $33,655

Ohio $33,631

Georgia $33,313

Indiana $33,154

Wyoming $33,123

Utah $33,075

Iowa $33,054

Kansas $32,888

Louisiana $32,840

North Carolina $32,823

Missouri $32,816

Florida $32,681

Montana $32,609

Nebraska $32,540

Kentucky $32,502

South Carolina $32,363

Tennessee $32,277

Idaho $32,243

New Mexico $31,990

Oklahoma $31,935

Alabama $31,731

South Dakota $31,389

Arkansas $31,203

West Virginia $31,103

Mississippi $30,802

Top Paying Cities for Armed Drivers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $43,565
San Francisco: $43,136
Oakland: $42,180

San Jose, CA $43,565

San Francisco, CA $43,136

Oakland, CA $42,180

New York, NY $40,028

Queens Village, NY $39,769

Paramus, NJ $39,492

Passaic, NJ $39,458

Bergenfield, NJ $39,423

Stamford, CT $39,371

Huntington, NY $39,337

Newark, NJ $39,112

Bridgeport, CT $39,043

New Brunswick, NJ $38,929

Vallejo, CA $38,857

Middlesex, NJ $38,836

Somerset, NJ $38,805

Petaluma, CA $38,726

Santa Cruz, CA $38,591

Boston, MA $38,522

Monterey, CA $38,349

Fairbanks, AK $38,325

Los Angeles, CA $38,259

Washington, DC $38,242

Seattle, WA $38,180

Santa Rosa, CA $38,173

Juneau, AK $38,073

Orange, CA $37,959

Anchorage, AK $37,897

Anaheim, CA $37,872

Santa Ana, CA $37,821

Nassau, NY $37,800

Long Beach, CA $37,786

Danbury, CT $37,776

Santa Maria, CA $37,658

Everett, WA $37,651

Bremerton, WA $37,482

Trenton, NJ $37,417

Sacramento, CA $37,403

San Diego, CA $37,385

Brockton, MA $37,372

Tacoma, WA $37,358

Santa Barbara, CA $37,309

Lowell, MA $37,171

New Suffolk, NY $37,157

Nashua, NH $37,116

Lompoc, CA $37,061

Ventura, CA $37,026

Stockton, CA $37,016

New Haven, CT $36,947

Atlantic City, NJ $36,857

Hartford, CT $36,781

Modesto, CA $36,764

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,688

New Britain, CT $36,670

Olympia, WA $36,622

Kennewick, WA $36,622

New London, CT $36,615

Norwich, CT $36,605

Lawrence, MA $36,588

Bakersfield, CA $36,491

Riverside, CA $36,443

New Bedford, MA $36,443

Richland, WA $36,408

Portsmouth, NH $36,380

Vineland, NJ $36,373

San Bernardino, CA $36,346

Boulder, CO $36,249

Worcester, MA $36,221

Portland, OR $36,190

Saint Paul, MN $36,149

Minneapolis, MN $36,149

Philadelphia, PA $36,101

Honolulu, HI $35,918

Springfield, MA $35,797

Providence, RI $35,793

Chicago, IL $35,693

Bellingham, WA $35,652

Baltimore, MD $35,614

Chico, CA $35,527

Wilmington, DE $35,469

Pittsfield, MA $35,434

Manchester, NH $35,368

Spokane, WA $35,216

Denver, CO $35,213

Albany, NY $35,051

Troy, NY $35,037

Schenectady, NY $34,964

Burlington, VT $34,888

Portland, ME $34,767

Salem, OR $34,740

Yakima, WA $34,733

Ann Arbor, MI $34,722

Rochester, MN $34,626

Fresno, CA $34,608

Reno, NV $34,608

Milwaukee, WI $34,577

Detroit, MI $34,543

Allentown, PA $34,532

Carson City, NV $34,529

Houston, TX $34,477

Colorado Springs, CO $34,474

Syracuse, NY $34,457

Eugene, OR $34,391

Bismarck, ND $34,349

Gary, IN $34,349

Galveston, TX $34,349

Springfield, OR $34,322

Medford, OR $34,239

Fort Collins, CO $34,225

Austin, TX $34,197

Mesa, AZ $34,125

Phoenix, AZ $34,118

Dallas, TX $34,108

Reading, PA $34,087

Saint Cloud, MN $34,073

Concord, NH $34,042

Madison, WI $34,028

Utica, NY $33,935

Raleigh, NC $33,907

Las Vegas, NV $33,904

Rochester, NY $33,880

Des Moines, IA $33,876

Atlanta, GA $33,821

Battle Creek, MI $33,811

Salt Lake City, UT $33,800

Lancaster, PA $33,748

Champaign, IL $33,742

Harrisburg, PA $33,700

Durham, NC $33,669

Kansas City, MO $33,666

Kansas City, KS $33,659

Fort Worth, TX $33,655

Boca Raton, FL $33,641

Cleveland, OH $33,638

Columbus, OH $33,631

Pittsburgh, PA $33,628

Richmond, VA $33,614

Indianapolis, IN $33,607

Cincinnati, OH $33,562

Petersburg, VA $33,510

Billings, MT $33,434

Lansing, MI $33,434

Huntsville, AL $33,434

Lebanon, PA $33,431

Dayton, OH $33,427

Pueblo, CO $33,427

Appleton, WI $33,417

Buffalo, NY $33,403

Racine, WI $33,386

Charlotte, NC $33,382

Saint Louis, MO $33,372

Springfield, IL $33,358

Elkhart, IN $33,351

York, PA $33,351

Gastonia, NC $33,348

Benton Harbor, MI $33,348

Beaumont, TX $33,327

Lorain, OH $33,320

Toledo, OH $33,306

Binghamton, NY $33,289

Rock Hill, SC $33,286

Rockford, IL $33,268

Fargo, ND $33,251

Elyria, OH $33,251

Flagstaff, AZ $33,227

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,206

Miami, FL $33,185

Duluth, MN $33,130

Bangor, ME $33,085

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,047

Louisville, KY $33,030

Grand Rapids, MI $33,023

Hialeah, FL $33,020

Casper, WY $32,971

Scranton, PA $32,930

New Orleans, LA $32,920

Virginia Beach, VA $32,916

Akron, OH $32,899

Peoria, IL $32,854

Sarasota, FL $32,847

Green Bay, WI $32,823

Baton Rouge, LA $32,806

Charleston, SC $32,799

Nashville, TN $32,788

Jamestown, NY $32,781

Davenport, IA $32,781

Tucson, AZ $32,764

Cheyenne, WY $32,754

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,743

Tampa, FL $32,736

Omaha, NE $32,730

Port Arthur, TX $32,716

Evansville, IN $32,716

Bradenton, FL $32,702

Santa Fe, NM $32,640

Orlando, FL $32,605

Clearwater, FL $32,567

Canton, OH $32,495

La Crosse, WI $32,495

Grand Forks, ND $32,484

Albuquerque, NM $32,474

Tulsa, OK $32,474

Newport News, VA $32,470

High Point, NC $32,460

Ogden, UT $32,446

Corpus Christi, TX $32,419

Laramie, WY $32,398

Norfolk, VA $32,398

Rock Island, IL $32,377

Saginaw, MI $32,370

Jacksonville, FL $32,367

Salisbury, NC $32,360

Memphis, TN $32,353

Moline, IL $32,336

Fort Myers, FL $32,325

Waterloo, IA $32,281

Spartanburg, SC $32,246

Lincoln, NE $32,229

Fort Wayne, IN $32,222

Birmingham, AL $32,184

Cedar Falls, IA $32,177

Provo, UT $32,173

Springfield, OH $32,170

San Antonio, TX $32,163

Greensboro, NC $32,149

South Bend, IN $32,146

Winston Salem, NC $32,142

Boise, ID $32,132

Savannah, GA $32,108

Muskegon, MI $32,046

Lima, OH $32,004

Lake Charles, LA $31,990

Anderson, IN $31,983

Lexington, KY $31,973

Augusta, GA $31,963

Greenville, SC $31,963

Wichita, KS $31,932

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,932

Columbia, SC $31,901

Bloomington, IN $31,814

Roanoke, VA $31,794

Asheville, NC $31,749

Knoxville, TN $31,690

Shreveport, LA $31,686

Wilmington, NC $31,642

Frankfort, KY $31,576

Oklahoma City, OK $31,552

Chillicothe, OH $31,538

Longview, TX $31,534

Topeka, KS $31,524

Mobile, AL $31,472

Terre Haute, IN $31,458

Erie, PA $31,455

Altoona, PA $31,438

Melbourne, FL $31,427

Amarillo, TX $31,414

Killeen, TX $31,403

Fayetteville, AR $31,376

Sioux Falls, SD $31,351

Chattanooga, TN $31,331

Idaho Falls, ID $31,327

Gainesville, FL $31,255

Portsmouth, OH $31,237

Little Rock, AR $31,231

Lynchburg, VA $31,231

Lafayette, LA $31,217

Youngstown, OH $31,217

Temple, TX $31,203

Daytona Beach, FL $31,196

Clarksville, TN $31,193

Pensacola, FL $31,189

Hopkinsville, KY $31,085

Charleston, WV $31,082

Florence, SC $31,065

Sioux City, IA $31,044

Macon, GA $30,944

Tallahassee, FL $30,940

Fayetteville, NC $30,933

Waco, TX $30,927

Wichita Falls, TX $30,927

Pine Bluff, AR $30,913

Vincennes, IN $30,847

Lubbock, TX $30,833

Great Falls, MT $30,813

Alamogordo, NM $30,809

Abilene, TX $30,782

Rapid City, SD $30,737

Monroe, LA $30,737

Albany, GA $30,716

Huntington, WV $30,712

Jackson, MS $30,709

Greenville, MS $30,706

Parkersburg, WV $30,671

Montgomery, AL $30,664

Johnstown, PA $30,657

Springfield, MO $30,630

Biloxi, MS $30,612

Sumter, SC $30,540

Columbus, GA $30,536

Twin Falls, ID $30,516

Pascagoula, MS $30,471

Kingsport, TN $30,381

Gulfport, MS $30,370

Alexandria, LA $30,257

Fort Smith, AR $30,170

El Paso, TX $30,077

Helena, MT $30,032

Las Cruces, NM $29,921

Harlingen, TX $29,825

Pocatello, ID $29,794

Florence, AL $29,783

Brownsville, TX $29,776

Dothan, AL $29,721

Mcallen, TX $29,704

Columbus, MS $29,448

Altus, OK $29,289

Lawton, OK $29,224

Pierre, SD $29,099

What Skills Can Increase an Armed Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 11.78% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Dishwashing (Mentioned in 11.52% Job Postings): Dishwashing or dish washing, also known as washing up, is the process of cleaning cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery and other items to prevent foodborne illness. This is either achieved by hand in a sink using dishwashing detergent or by using a dishwasher and may take place in a kitchen, utility room, scullery or elsewhere. In Britain to do the washing up also includes to dry and put away. There are cultural divisions over rinsing and drying after washing.
Catering (Mentioned in 0.22% Job Postings): Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	11.78%
Dishwashing	11.52%
Catering	0.22%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Armed Driver's salary.

Organizing: Can increase your salary by up to 41%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 29%.
Quality Assurance: Can increase your salary by up to 28%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Organizing	$48,701	41%
Commitment	$44,556	29%
Quality Assurance	$44,210	28%
Problem Solving	$44,210	28%
Verbal Communication	$43,865	27%
Auditing	$43,520	26%

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How Education impacts an Armed Driver's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Armed Drivers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Armed Driver with a No Diploma is between $31,829 and $34,015).

Armed Driver Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Armed Driver

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 100.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	100.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Armed Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Armed Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$30,912

Average $34,539/year

$38,638

$2,576

Average $2,878/month

$3,220

$594

Average $664/week

$743

$15

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,638	$3,220	$743	$19
Average	$34,539	$2,878	$664	$17
25th Percentile	$30,912	$2,576	$594	$15

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Salary Trends for Armed Driver

Salaries for an Armed Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,103 in 2023 to around $37,675 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Armed Driver salary trends, .

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2023

$38,103

2024

$37,935

2025

$37,675

2026

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2023	$38,103
2024	$37,935
2025	$37,675
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