What are the main factors that influence a Drivers Mate's salary?

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

How does experience change a Drivers Mate's salary?

A Drivers Mate's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,438 for beginners, reaching about $63,324 at mid-level, and approach $67,910 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Drivers Mate?

Drivers Mate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Drivers Mate roles are District of Columbia $67,714, California $67,457, Massachusetts $66,558. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Drivers Mate roles make?

Salaries for Drivers Mate level roles vary by specialization: Chief Mate: $165,942; First Mate: $110,926; Tugboat Mate: $96,607; Boatswain Mate: $96,309; Pile Drivers: $83,861.

How do different companies affect a Drivers Mate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Drivers Mate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Drivers Mate Salary in the United States

How much does a Drivers Mate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drivers Mate in the United States is $61,158 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Drivers Mate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,147
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,428 to $70,050
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,301

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Drivers Mate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,050	$5,838	$1,347	$34
Average	$61,158	$5,096	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,428	$4,536	$1,047	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Drivers Mate Salaries

A Drivers Mate'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Drivers Mate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Drivers Mate'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): $61,438
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,625
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,324
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,604
Expert (over 8 years): $67,910

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Drivers Mate	$61,438
Intermediate Level Drivers Mate	$61,625
Senior Level Drivers Mate	$63,324
Specialist Level Drivers Mate	$67,604
Expert Level Drivers Mate	$67,910

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How Do Drivers Mate 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 Drivers Mates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,714.
California: $67,457.
Massachusetts: $66,558.

District of Columbia $67,714

California $67,457

Massachusetts $66,558

Washington $66,313

New Jersey $66,289

Alaska $66,203

Connecticut $65,359

New York $65,017

Hawaii $63,922

Rhode Island $63,408

Maryland $63,060

Minnesota $62,583

Colorado $62,399

Illinois $62,338

Oregon $62,106

Delaware $61,934

New Hampshire $61,827

Virginia $61,586

Pennsylvania $60,882

Nevada $60,528

North Dakota $60,412

Michigan $60,228

Wisconsin $60,161

Vermont $60,026

Texas $59,653

Maine $59,629

Arizona $59,592

Ohio $59,549

Georgia $58,987

Indiana $58,705

Wyoming $58,650

Utah $58,565

Iowa $58,528

Kansas $58,234

Louisiana $58,149

North Carolina $58,118

Missouri $58,106

Florida $57,867

Montana $57,739

Nebraska $57,617

Kentucky $57,549

South Carolina $57,305

Tennessee $57,152

Idaho $57,091

New Mexico $56,644

Oklahoma $56,546

Alabama $56,186

South Dakota $55,580

Arkansas $55,250

West Virginia $55,073

Mississippi $54,540

Top Paying Cities for Drivers Mates

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: $77,138
San Francisco: $76,380
Oakland: $74,686

San Jose, CA $77,138

San Francisco, CA $76,380

Oakland, CA $74,686

New York, NY $70,876

Queens Village, NY $70,417

Paramus, NJ $69,928

Passaic, NJ $69,867

Bergenfield, NJ $69,805

Stamford, CT $69,714

Huntington, NY $69,653

Newark, NJ $69,255

Bridgeport, CT $69,133

New Brunswick, NJ $68,931

Vallejo, CA $68,802

Middlesex, NJ $68,766

Somerset, NJ $68,711

Petaluma, CA $68,570

Santa Cruz, CA $68,331

Boston, MA $68,209

Monterey, CA $67,903

Fairbanks, AK $67,861

Los Angeles, CA $67,744

Washington, DC $67,714

Seattle, WA $67,604

Santa Rosa, CA $67,591

Juneau, AK $67,414

Orange, CA $67,212

Anchorage, AK $67,102

Anaheim, CA $67,059

Santa Ana, CA $66,968

Nassau, NY $66,931

Long Beach, CA $66,907

Danbury, CT $66,888

Santa Maria, CA $66,680

Everett, WA $66,668

Bremerton, WA $66,368

Trenton, NJ $66,252

Sacramento, CA $66,228

San Diego, CA $66,197

Brockton, MA $66,173

Tacoma, WA $66,148

Santa Barbara, CA $66,063

Lowell, MA $65,818

New Suffolk, NY $65,793

Nashua, NH $65,720

Lompoc, CA $65,622

Ventura, CA $65,561

Stockton, CA $65,543

New Haven, CT $65,420

Atlantic City, NJ $65,261

Hartford, CT $65,127

Modesto, CA $65,096

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,962

New Britain, CT $64,931

Olympia, WA $64,846

Kennewick, WA $64,846

New London, CT $64,833

Norwich, CT $64,815

Lawrence, MA $64,784

Bakersfield, CA $64,613

Riverside, CA $64,527

New Bedford, MA $64,527

Richland, WA $64,466

Portsmouth, NH $64,417

Vineland, NJ $64,405

San Bernardino, CA $64,356

Boulder, CO $64,185

Worcester, MA $64,136

Portland, OR $64,081

Saint Paul, MN $64,008

Minneapolis, MN $64,008

Philadelphia, PA $63,922

Honolulu, HI $63,598

Springfield, MA $63,384

Providence, RI $63,378

Chicago, IL $63,200

Bellingham, WA $63,127

Baltimore, MD $63,060

Chico, CA $62,907

Wilmington, DE $62,803

Pittsfield, MA $62,742

Manchester, NH $62,625

Spokane, WA $62,356

Denver, CO $62,350

Albany, NY $62,063

Troy, NY $62,038

Schenectady, NY $61,910

Burlington, VT $61,775

Portland, ME $61,561

Salem, OR $61,512

Yakima, WA $61,500

Ann Arbor, MI $61,482

Rochester, MN $61,311

Fresno, CA $61,280

Reno, NV $61,280

Milwaukee, WI $61,225

Detroit, MI $61,164

Allentown, PA $61,145

Carson City, NV $61,139

Houston, TX $61,048

Colorado Springs, CO $61,042

Syracuse, NY $61,011

Eugene, OR $60,895

Bismarck, ND $60,821

Gary, IN $60,821

Galveston, TX $60,821

Springfield, OR $60,772

Medford, OR $60,626

Fort Collins, CO $60,601

Austin, TX $60,552

Mesa, AZ $60,424

Phoenix, AZ $60,412

Dallas, TX $60,393

Reading, PA $60,357

Saint Cloud, MN $60,332

Concord, NH $60,277

Madison, WI $60,253

Utica, NY $60,087

Raleigh, NC $60,039

Las Vegas, NV $60,032

Rochester, NY $59,990

Des Moines, IA $59,983

Atlanta, GA $59,886

Battle Creek, MI $59,867

Salt Lake City, UT $59,849

Lancaster, PA $59,757

Champaign, IL $59,745

Harrisburg, PA $59,672

Durham, NC $59,617

Kansas City, MO $59,610

Kansas City, KS $59,598

Fort Worth, TX $59,592

Boca Raton, FL $59,568

Cleveland, OH $59,561

Columbus, OH $59,549

Pittsburgh, PA $59,543

Richmond, VA $59,519

Indianapolis, IN $59,506

Cincinnati, OH $59,427

Petersburg, VA $59,335

Billings, MT $59,201

Lansing, MI $59,201

Huntsville, AL $59,201

Lebanon, PA $59,195

Dayton, OH $59,188

Pueblo, CO $59,188

Appleton, WI $59,170

Buffalo, NY $59,146

Racine, WI $59,115

Charlotte, NC $59,109

Saint Louis, MO $59,091

Springfield, IL $59,066

Elkhart, IN $59,054

York, PA $59,054

Gastonia, NC $59,048

Benton Harbor, MI $59,048

Beaumont, TX $59,011

Lorain, OH $58,999

Toledo, OH $58,974

Binghamton, NY $58,944

Rock Hill, SC $58,938

Rockford, IL $58,907

Fargo, ND $58,877

Elyria, OH $58,877

Flagstaff, AZ $58,834

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,797

Miami, FL $58,760

Duluth, MN $58,662

Bangor, ME $58,583

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,516

Louisville, KY $58,485

Grand Rapids, MI $58,473

Hialeah, FL $58,467

Casper, WY $58,381

Scranton, PA $58,308

New Orleans, LA $58,289

Virginia Beach, VA $58,283

Akron, OH $58,253

Peoria, IL $58,173

Sarasota, FL $58,161

Green Bay, WI $58,118

Baton Rouge, LA $58,088

Charleston, SC $58,075

Nashville, TN $58,057

Jamestown, NY $58,045

Davenport, IA $58,045

Tucson, AZ $58,014

Cheyenne, WY $57,996

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,977

Tampa, FL $57,965

Omaha, NE $57,953

Port Arthur, TX $57,929

Evansville, IN $57,929

Bradenton, FL $57,904

Santa Fe, NM $57,794

Orlando, FL $57,733

Clearwater, FL $57,666

Canton, OH $57,537

La Crosse, WI $57,537

Grand Forks, ND $57,519

Albuquerque, NM $57,500

Tulsa, OK $57,500

Newport News, VA $57,494

High Point, NC $57,476

Ogden, UT $57,452

Corpus Christi, TX $57,403

Laramie, WY $57,366

Norfolk, VA $57,366

Rock Island, IL $57,329

Saginaw, MI $57,317

Jacksonville, FL $57,311

Salisbury, NC $57,299

Memphis, TN $57,286

Moline, IL $57,256

Fort Myers, FL $57,237

Waterloo, IA $57,158

Spartanburg, SC $57,097

Lincoln, NE $57,066

Fort Wayne, IN $57,054

Birmingham, AL $56,987

Cedar Falls, IA $56,975

Provo, UT $56,968

Springfield, OH $56,962

San Antonio, TX $56,950

Greensboro, NC $56,926

South Bend, IN $56,919

Winston Salem, NC $56,913

Boise, ID $56,895

Savannah, GA $56,852

Muskegon, MI $56,742

Lima, OH $56,669

Lake Charles, LA $56,644

Anderson, IN $56,632

Lexington, KY $56,614

Augusta, GA $56,595

Greenville, SC $56,595

Wichita, KS $56,540

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,540

Columbia, SC $56,485

Bloomington, IN $56,332

Roanoke, VA $56,296

Asheville, NC $56,216

Knoxville, TN $56,112

Shreveport, LA $56,106

Wilmington, NC $56,027

Frankfort, KY $55,910

Oklahoma City, OK $55,868

Chillicothe, OH $55,843

Longview, TX $55,837

Topeka, KS $55,819

Mobile, AL $55,727

Terre Haute, IN $55,702

Erie, PA $55,696

Altoona, PA $55,666

Melbourne, FL $55,647

Amarillo, TX $55,623

Killeen, TX $55,605

Fayetteville, AR $55,556

Sioux Falls, SD $55,513

Chattanooga, TN $55,476

Idaho Falls, ID $55,470

Gainesville, FL $55,342

Portsmouth, OH $55,311

Little Rock, AR $55,299

Lynchburg, VA $55,299

Lafayette, LA $55,274

Youngstown, OH $55,274

Temple, TX $55,250

Daytona Beach, FL $55,238

Clarksville, TN $55,232

Pensacola, FL $55,225

Hopkinsville, KY $55,042

Charleston, WV $55,036

Florence, SC $55,005

Sioux City, IA $54,969

Macon, GA $54,791

Tallahassee, FL $54,785

Fayetteville, NC $54,773

Waco, TX $54,761

Wichita Falls, TX $54,761

Pine Bluff, AR $54,736

Vincennes, IN $54,620

Lubbock, TX $54,595

Great Falls, MT $54,559

Alamogordo, NM $54,553

Abilene, TX $54,504

Rapid City, SD $54,424

Monroe, LA $54,424

Albany, GA $54,388

Huntington, WV $54,381

Jackson, MS $54,375

Greenville, MS $54,369

Parkersburg, WV $54,308

Montgomery, AL $54,296

Johnstown, PA $54,284

Springfield, MO $54,235

Biloxi, MS $54,204

Sumter, SC $54,076

Columbus, GA $54,070

Twin Falls, ID $54,033

Pascagoula, MS $53,953

Kingsport, TN $53,794

Gulfport, MS $53,776

Alexandria, LA $53,574

Fort Smith, AR $53,421

El Paso, TX $53,256

Helena, MT $53,177

Las Cruces, NM $52,981

Harlingen, TX $52,810

Pocatello, ID $52,755

Florence, AL $52,736

Brownsville, TX $52,724

Dothan, AL $52,626

Mcallen, TX $52,596

Columbus, MS $52,143

Altus, OK $51,862

Lawton, OK $51,746

Pierre, SD $51,525

What Skills Can Increase a Drivers Mate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 3.27% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Illustrator (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc. Originally designed for the Apple Macintosh, development of Adobe Illustrator began in 1985. Along with Creative Cloud, Illustrator CC was released.
WordPress (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database with supported HTTPS.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	3.27%
Illustrator	3.53%
WordPress	2.52%

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 a Drivers Mate's salary.

Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 42%.
Security Clearance: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
RFP: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Risk Management	$86,844	42%
Security Clearance	$72,778	19%
RFP	$72,166	18%
Technical Writing	$67,885	11%
Publishing	$67,273	10%
Adobe Acrobat	$65,439	7%

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Drivers Mate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drivers Mate'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 January 01, 2026

$54,428

Average $61,158/year

$70,050

$4,536

Average $5,096/month

$5,838

$1,047

Average $1,176/week

$1,347

$26

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,050	$5,838	$1,347	$34
Average	$61,158	$5,096	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,428	$4,536	$1,047	$26

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Salary Trends for Drivers Mate

Salaries for a Drivers Mate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,425 in 2023 to around $50,108 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Drivers Mate salary trends, .

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2023

$50,425

2024

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2024	$50,672
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