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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Oil Driver?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Oil Driver roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Oil Driver's salary?

An Oil Driver's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,214 for beginners, reaching about $46,900 at mid-level, and approach $48,318 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Oil Driver?

Oil Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Oil Driver roles are District of Columbia $49,856, California $49,667, Massachusetts $49,005. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Oil Driver roles make?

Salaries for Oil Driver level roles vary by specialization: Oil Inspector: $77,792; Oil Rig: $74,254; Oil Tanker Driver: $62,455; Crude Oil Hauling Driver: $57,518; Local Oil Route Driver: $55,471.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Oil Driver roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Oil Driver Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Oil Driver in the United States is $45,029 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,172
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,586 to $49,815
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,542

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Oil Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,815	$4,151	$958	$24
Average	$45,029	$3,752	$866	$22
25th Percentile	$40,586	$3,382	$781	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Oil Driver Salaries

An Oil 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Oil Driver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Oil 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): $45,214
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,831
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,900
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,924
Expert (over 8 years): $48,318

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Oil Driver	$45,214
Intermediate Level Oil Driver	$45,831
Senior Level Oil Driver	$46,900
Specialist Level Oil Driver	$47,924
Expert Level Oil Driver	$48,318

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

District of Columbia: $49,856.
California: $49,667.
Massachusetts: $49,005.

District of Columbia $49,856

California $49,667

Massachusetts $49,005

Washington $48,825

New Jersey $48,807

Alaska $48,744

Connecticut $48,122

New York $47,870

Hawaii $47,064

Rhode Island $46,686

Maryland $46,429

Minnesota $46,078

Colorado $45,943

Illinois $45,898

Oregon $45,727

Delaware $45,601

New Hampshire $45,521

Virginia $45,344

Pennsylvania $44,826

Nevada $44,565

North Dakota $44,479

Michigan $44,344

Wisconsin $44,295

Vermont $44,196

Texas $43,921

Maine $43,903

Arizona $43,876

Ohio $43,844

Georgia $43,430

Indiana $43,223

Wyoming $43,183

Utah $43,119

Iowa $43,092

Kansas $42,876

Louisiana $42,813

North Carolina $42,791

Missouri $42,782

Florida $42,606

Montana $42,512

Nebraska $42,422

Kentucky $42,372

South Carolina $42,192

Tennessee $42,079

Idaho $42,034

New Mexico $41,706

Oklahoma $41,634

Alabama $41,368

South Dakota $40,922

Arkansas $40,679

West Virginia $40,548

Mississippi $40,157

Top Paying Cities for Oil 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: $56,795
San Francisco: $56,173
Oakland: $54,989

San Jose, CA $56,795

San Francisco, CA $56,173

Oakland, CA $54,989

New York, NY $51,846

Paramus, NJ $51,215

Queens Village, NY $51,213

Passaic, NJ $51,170

Bergenfield, NJ $51,166

Stamford, CT $51,067

Huntington, NY $51,049

Newark, NJ $50,716

Bridgeport, CT $50,621

Vallejo, CA $50,531

New Brunswick, NJ $50,513

Petaluma, CA $50,486

Middlesex, NJ $50,401

Somerset, NJ $50,369

Santa Cruz, CA $50,311

Boston, MA $50,036

Monterey, CA $49,878

Seattle, WA $49,775

Santa Rosa, CA $49,766

Los Angeles, CA $49,752

Juneau, AK $49,635

Washington, DC $49,586

Orange, CA $49,425

Santa Ana, CA $49,306

Long Beach, CA $49,261

Anaheim, CA $49,252

Anchorage, AK $49,230

Santa Maria, CA $49,095

Everett, WA $49,086

Danbury, CT $48,927

Bremerton, WA $48,865

Tacoma, WA $48,703

New Suffolk, NY $48,702

Sacramento, CA $48,690

Santa Barbara, CA $48,640

Trenton, NJ $48,590

San Diego, CA $48,590

Brockton, MA $48,541

Fairbanks, AK $48,431

Lompoc, CA $48,316

Lowell, MA $48,279

Ventura, CA $48,271

Nashua, NH $48,262

Stockton, CA $48,257

Modesto, CA $47,929

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,829

Olympia, WA $47,744

Kennewick, WA $47,744

New Haven, CT $47,726

Lawrence, MA $47,564

Hartford, CT $47,519

Riverside, CA $47,510

New Bedford, MA $47,465

Richland, WA $47,465

Bakersfield, CA $47,402

San Bernardino, CA $47,384

New Britain, CT $47,379

Atlantic City, NJ $47,379

New London, CT $47,361

Norwich, CT $47,348

Portsmouth, NH $47,339

Boulder, CO $47,243

Portland, OR $47,181

Worcester, MA $47,177

Minneapolis, MN $47,037

Philadelphia, PA $46,974

Honolulu, HI $46,825

Saint Paul, MN $46,804

Vineland, NJ $46,794

Providence, RI $46,663

Chicago, IL $46,533

Bellingham, WA $46,479

Springfield, MA $46,443

Baltimore, MD $46,429

Chico, CA $46,317

Pittsfield, MA $46,195

Manchester, NH $46,109

Spokane, WA $45,911

Denver, CO $45,907

Albany, NY $45,695

Troy, NY $45,677

Nassau, NY $45,629

Schenectady, NY $45,583

Wilmington, DE $45,547

Burlington, VT $45,483

Salem, OR $45,465

Portland, ME $45,326

Yakima, WA $45,281

Rochester, MN $45,141

Reno, NV $45,119

Fresno, CA $45,119

Milwaukee, WI $45,078

Detroit, MI $45,033

Ann Arbor, MI $45,026

Allentown, PA $45,020

Colorado Springs, CO $44,943

Syracuse, NY $44,921

Carson City, NV $44,921

Houston, TX $44,858

Eugene, OR $44,835

Gary, IN $44,781

Springfield, OR $44,745

Bismarck, ND $44,736

Galveston, TX $44,704

Medford, OR $44,637

Fort Collins, CO $44,619

Concord, NH $44,596

Austin, TX $44,583

Mesa, AZ $44,488

Reading, PA $44,484

Phoenix, AZ $44,479

Dallas, TX $44,466

Saint Cloud, MN $44,423

Madison, WI $44,362

Utica, NY $44,241

Rochester, NY $44,169

Des Moines, IA $44,164

Raleigh, NC $44,160

Atlanta, GA $44,092

Battle Creek, MI $44,079

Salt Lake City, UT $44,065

Lancaster, PA $43,998

Harrisburg, PA $43,935

Kansas City, MO $43,889

Champaign, IL $43,880

Kansas City, KS $43,880

Fort Worth, TX $43,876

Columbus, OH $43,868

Boca Raton, FL $43,858

Pittsburgh, PA $43,840

Richmond, VA $43,822

Indianapolis, IN $43,813

Cleveland, OH $43,808

Las Vegas, NV $43,754

Cincinnati, OH $43,754

Petersburg, VA $43,687

Huntsville, AL $43,619

Lansing, MI $43,589

Lebanon, PA $43,583

Pueblo, CO $43,579

Appleton, WI $43,565

Buffalo, NY $43,547

Dayton, OH $43,534

Racine, WI $43,525

Charlotte, NC $43,520

Saint Louis, MO $43,507

York, PA $43,480

Elkhart, IN $43,480

Gastonia, NC $43,471

Billings, MT $43,460

Beaumont, TX $43,448

Lorain, OH $43,439

Benton Harbor, MI $43,430

Toledo, OH $43,421

Binghamton, NY $43,399

Rock Hill, SC $43,394

Rockford, IL $43,372

Springfield, IL $43,354

Elyria, OH $43,349

Fargo, ND $43,349

Flagstaff, AZ $43,318

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,291

Duluth, MN $43,264

Miami, FL $43,264

Cheyenne, WY $43,232

Grand Forks, ND $43,232

Bangor, ME $43,133

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,083

Durham, NC $43,065

Louisville, KY $43,061

Grand Rapids, MI $43,052

Hialeah, FL $43,047

Casper, WY $42,984

Scranton, PA $42,930

New Orleans, LA $42,917

Virginia Beach, VA $42,912

Akron, OH $42,890

Peoria, IL $42,831

Sarasota, FL $42,822

Nashville, TN $42,791

Omaha, NE $42,791

Green Bay, WI $42,791

Baton Rouge, LA $42,768

Charleston, SC $42,759

Jamestown, NY $42,737

Davenport, IA $42,737

Tucson, AZ $42,714

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,687

Tampa, FL $42,678

Evansville, IN $42,651

Port Arthur, TX $42,651

Bradenton, FL $42,633

Santa Fe, NM $42,552

Orlando, FL $42,471

Clearwater, FL $42,458

Canton, OH $42,363

La Crosse, WI $42,363

Albuquerque, NM $42,336

Newport News, VA $42,331

High Point, NC $42,318

Ogden, UT $42,300

Corpus Christi, TX $42,264

Norfolk, VA $42,237

Laramie, WY $42,237

Rock Island, IL $42,210

Saginaw, MI $42,201

Jacksonville, FL $42,196

Salisbury, NC $42,187

Boise, ID $42,178

Moline, IL $42,156

Fort Myers, FL $42,142

Memphis, TN $42,133

Tulsa, OK $42,111

Waterloo, IA $42,084

Spartanburg, SC $42,039

Lincoln, NE $42,016

Fort Wayne, IN $42,007

Provo, UT $42,003

Cedar Falls, IA $41,949

San Antonio, TX $41,931

Greensboro, NC $41,913

South Bend, IN $41,908

Savannah, GA $41,859

Muskegon, MI $41,841

Birmingham, AL $41,836

Winston Salem, NC $41,814

Lake Charles, LA $41,706

Anderson, IN $41,697

Lexington, KY $41,683

Augusta, GA $41,670

Greenville, SC $41,670

Lima, OH $41,634

Wichita, KS $41,629

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,629

Columbia, SC $41,589

Springfield, OH $41,580

Asheville, NC $41,507

Bloomington, IN $41,476

Knoxville, TN $41,314

Shreveport, LA $41,309

Wilmington, NC $41,251

Roanoke, VA $41,251

Topeka, KS $41,170

Frankfort, KY $41,165

Oklahoma City, OK $41,134

Chillicothe, OH $41,116

Longview, TX $41,111

Melbourne, FL $41,107

Sioux Falls, SD $41,035

Mobile, AL $41,030

Terre Haute, IN $41,012

Altoona, PA $40,985

Amarillo, TX $40,954

Killeen, TX $40,940

Fayetteville, AR $40,904

Chattanooga, TN $40,891

Sioux City, IA $40,850

Idaho Falls, ID $40,841

Lynchburg, VA $40,805

Gainesville, FL $40,746

Portsmouth, OH $40,724

Little Rock, AR $40,715

Lafayette, LA $40,697

Youngstown, OH $40,697

Daytona Beach, FL $40,670

Clarksville, TN $40,665

Pensacola, FL $40,661

Temple, TX $40,658

Hopkinsville, KY $40,526

Erie, PA $40,517

Florence, SC $40,499

Charleston, WV $40,427

Great Falls, MT $40,404

Macon, GA $40,341

Tallahassee, FL $40,337

Fayetteville, NC $40,328

Waco, TX $40,319

Helena, MT $40,287

Pine Bluff, AR $40,270

Vincennes, IN $40,215

Lubbock, TX $40,197

Alamogordo, NM $40,170

Twin Falls, ID $40,130

Rapid City, SD $40,116

Jackson, MS $40,035

Huntington, WV $40,032

Greenville, MS $40,031

Parkersburg, WV $39,985

Montgomery, AL $39,976

Wichita Falls, TX $39,931

Springfield, MO $39,931

Biloxi, MS $39,909

Monroe, LA $39,864

Johnstown, PA $39,832

Sumter, SC $39,814

Columbus, GA $39,810

Pascagoula, MS $39,724

Abilene, TX $39,724

Kingsport, TN $39,607

Albany, GA $39,607

Gulfport, MS $39,594

Alexandria, LA $39,445

Fort Smith, AR $39,333

El Paso, TX $39,211

Las Cruces, NM $39,008

Harlingen, TX $38,894

Pocatello, ID $38,887

Florence, AL $38,828

Brownsville, TX $38,819

Mcallen, TX $38,725

Dothan, AL $38,662

Columbus, MS $38,394

Altus, OK $38,184

Lawton, OK $38,099

Pierre, SD $37,937

What Skills Can Increase an Oil Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

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 Oil Driver's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$49,982	11%
Time Management	$48,181	7%
Commitment	$47,730	6%
Organizational Skills	$47,730	6%
Negotiating	$47,730	6%
Team Operations	$46,380	3%

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Oil Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Oil Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Oil Driver positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Oil Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Oil Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$67,543	$32.0	50%
Construction	$58,537	$28.0	30%

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

Understanding how an Oil 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 July 01, 2026

$40,586

Average $45,029/year

$49,815

$3,382

Average $3,752/month

$4,151

$781

Average $866/week

$958

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,815	$4,151	$958	$24
Average	$45,029	$3,752	$866	$22
25th Percentile	$40,586	$3,382	$781	$20

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Salary Trends for Oil Driver

Salaries for an Oil Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,478 in 2023 to around $45,906 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Oil Driver salary trends, .

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2024

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