What are the main factors that influence a Pile Driver's salary?

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

How does experience change A Pile Driver's salary?

A Pile Driver's salary grows with experience: a Heavy Equipment Operator I (0-1 years)earns $45,500, a Heavy Equipment Operator II (1-3 years)earns $51,337, a Heavy Equipment Operator III (3-5 years)earns $58,720, a Pile Driver (5-7 years)earns $77,814,

What are the highest paying states for a Pile Driver?

Pile Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pile Driver roles are District of Columbia $84,156, California $83,837, Massachusetts $82,719. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pile Driver roles make?

Salaries for Pile Driver level roles vary by specialization: Pile Drivers: $83,949; Driver/Sales Representative: $57,409; PeopleMover Driver: $50,904; Tanker Truck Driver: $48,018; Pile Driver Operator: $43,245.

How do different companies affect a Pile Driver's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pile Driver 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.

Pile Driver Salary in the United States

How much does a Pile Driver make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pile Driver in the United States is $76,008 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,252
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,338 to $86,081
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,444

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Pile Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,081	$7,173	$1,655	$41
Average	$76,008	$6,334	$1,462	$37
25th Percentile	$67,338	$5,611	$1,295	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Pile Driver Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $84,156.
California: $83,837.
Massachusetts: $82,719.

District of Columbia $84,156 California $83,837 Massachusetts $82,719 Washington $82,415 New Jersey $82,385 Alaska $82,278 Connecticut $81,230 New York $80,804

Hawaii $79,443 Rhode Island $78,805 Maryland $78,372 Minnesota $77,779 Colorado $77,551 Illinois $77,475 Oregon $77,186 Delaware $76,973

New Hampshire $76,839 Virginia $76,540 Pennsylvania $75,666 Nevada $75,225 North Dakota $75,081 Michigan $74,852 Wisconsin $74,769 Vermont $74,602

Texas $74,138 Maine $74,108 Arizona $74,062 Ohio $74,009 Georgia $73,310 Indiana $72,960 Wyoming $72,891 Utah $72,785

Iowa $72,739 Kansas $72,375 Louisiana $72,268 North Carolina $72,230 Missouri $72,215 Florida $71,919 Montana $71,759 Nebraska $71,607

Kentucky $71,523 South Carolina $71,219 Tennessee $71,029 Idaho $70,953 New Mexico $70,398 Oklahoma $70,277 Alabama $69,828 South Dakota $69,076

Arkansas $68,665 West Virginia $68,445 Mississippi $67,784

Top Paying Cities for Pile 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: $95,869
San Francisco: $94,819
Oakland: $92,821

San Jose, CA $95,869

San Francisco, CA $94,819

Oakland, CA $92,821

New York, NY $87,515

Paramus, NJ $86,451

Queens Village, NY $86,447

Passaic, NJ $86,375

Bergenfield, NJ $86,368

Stamford, CT $86,200

Huntington, NY $86,169

Newark, NJ $85,608

Bridgeport, CT $85,447

Vallejo, CA $85,296

New Brunswick, NJ $85,266

Petaluma, CA $85,220

Middlesex, NJ $85,076

Somerset, NJ $85,022

Santa Cruz, CA $84,924

Boston, MA $84,460

Monterey, CA $84,193

Seattle, WA $84,019

Santa Rosa, CA $84,004

Los Angeles, CA $83,981

Juneau, AK $83,783

Washington, DC $83,700

Orange, CA $83,429

Santa Ana, CA $83,229

Long Beach, CA $83,153

Anaheim, CA $83,137

Anchorage, AK $83,099

Santa Maria, CA $82,871

Everett, WA $82,856

Danbury, CT $82,589

Bremerton, WA $82,484

Tacoma, WA $82,210

New Suffolk, NY $82,209

Sacramento, CA $82,187

Santa Barbara, CA $82,104

Trenton, NJ $82,020

San Diego, CA $82,020

Brockton, MA $81,936

Fairbanks, AK $81,750

Lompoc, CA $81,556

Lowell, MA $81,495

Ventura, CA $81,480

Nashua, NH $81,465

Stockton, CA $81,458

Modesto, CA $80,903

Poughkeepsie, NY $80,735

Olympia, WA $80,591

Kennewick, WA $80,591

New Haven, CT $80,561

Lawrence, MA $80,287

Hartford, CT $80,211

Riverside, CA $80,196

New Bedford, MA $80,120

Richland, WA $80,120

Bakersfield, CA $80,013

San Bernardino, CA $79,983

New Britain, CT $79,975

Atlantic City, NJ $79,975

New London, CT $79,945

Norwich, CT $79,922

Portsmouth, NH $79,907

Boulder, CO $79,746

Portland, OR $79,641

Worcester, MA $79,633

Minneapolis, MN $79,398

Philadelphia, PA $79,291

Honolulu, HI $79,041

Saint Paul, MN $79,004

Vineland, NJ $78,987

Providence, RI $78,767

Chicago, IL $78,546

Bellingham, WA $78,455

Springfield, MA $78,394

Baltimore, MD $78,372

Chico, CA $78,182

Pittsfield, MA $77,976

Manchester, NH $77,832

Spokane, WA $77,498

Denver, CO $77,490

Albany, NY $77,133

Troy, NY $77,102

Nassau, NY $77,021

Schenectady, NY $76,943

Wilmington, DE $76,882

Burlington, VT $76,775

Salem, OR $76,745

Portland, ME $76,509

Yakima, WA $76,433

Rochester, MN $76,198

Reno, NV $76,160

Fresno, CA $76,160

Milwaukee, WI $76,091

Detroit, MI $76,015

Ann Arbor, MI $76,002

Allentown, PA $75,993

Colorado Springs, CO $75,863

Syracuse, NY $75,825

Carson City, NV $75,825

Houston, TX $75,719

Eugene, OR $75,681

Gary, IN $75,590

Springfield, OR $75,529

Bismarck, ND $75,514

Galveston, TX $75,461

Medford, OR $75,347

Fort Collins, CO $75,316

Concord, NH $75,278

Austin, TX $75,255

Mesa, AZ $75,096

Reading, PA $75,088

Phoenix, AZ $75,081

Dallas, TX $75,058

Saint Cloud, MN $74,985

Madison, WI $74,883

Utica, NY $74,678

Rochester, NY $74,556

Des Moines, IA $74,548

Raleigh, NC $74,541

Atlanta, GA $74,427

Battle Creek, MI $74,404

Salt Lake City, UT $74,381

Lancaster, PA $74,267

Harrisburg, PA $74,161

Kansas City, MO $74,085

Champaign, IL $74,070

Kansas City, KS $74,070

Fort Worth, TX $74,062

Columbus, OH $74,049

Boca Raton, FL $74,032

Pittsburgh, PA $74,001

Richmond, VA $73,971

Indianapolis, IN $73,956

Cleveland, OH $73,948

Las Vegas, NV $73,857

Cincinnati, OH $73,857

Petersburg, VA $73,743

Huntsville, AL $73,629

Lansing, MI $73,578

Lebanon, PA $73,568

Pueblo, CO $73,560

Appleton, WI $73,538

Buffalo, NY $73,507

Dayton, OH $73,484

Racine, WI $73,469

Charlotte, NC $73,462

Saint Louis, MO $73,439

York, PA $73,393

Elkhart, IN $73,393

Gastonia, NC $73,379

Billings, MT $73,360

Beaumont, TX $73,340

Lorain, OH $73,325

Benton Harbor, MI $73,310

Toledo, OH $73,294

Binghamton, NY $73,256

Rock Hill, SC $73,249

Rockford, IL $73,211

Springfield, IL $73,180

Elyria, OH $73,173

Fargo, ND $73,173

Flagstaff, AZ $73,120

Fort Lauderdale, FL $73,074

Duluth, MN $73,028

Miami, FL $73,028

Cheyenne, WY $72,975

Grand Forks, ND $72,975

Bangor, ME $72,808

Cedar Rapids, IA $72,724

Durham, NC $72,692

Louisville, KY $72,686

Grand Rapids, MI $72,671

Hialeah, FL $72,663

Casper, WY $72,557

Scranton, PA $72,466

New Orleans, LA $72,443

Virginia Beach, VA $72,435

Akron, OH $72,397

Peoria, IL $72,299

Sarasota, FL $72,283

Nashville, TN $72,230

Omaha, NE $72,230

Green Bay, WI $72,230

Baton Rouge, LA $72,192

Charleston, SC $72,177

Jamestown, NY $72,139

Davenport, IA $72,139

Tucson, AZ $72,101

Saint Petersburg, FL $72,055

Tampa, FL $72,040

Evansville, IN $71,995

Port Arthur, TX $71,995

Bradenton, FL $71,964

Santa Fe, NM $71,827

Orlando, FL $71,691

Clearwater, FL $71,668

Canton, OH $71,508

La Crosse, WI $71,508

Albuquerque, NM $71,463

Newport News, VA $71,455

High Point, NC $71,432

Ogden, UT $71,402

Corpus Christi, TX $71,341

Norfolk, VA $71,295

Laramie, WY $71,295

Rock Island, IL $71,250

Saginaw, MI $71,235

Jacksonville, FL $71,227

Salisbury, NC $71,212

Boise, ID $71,197

Moline, IL $71,159

Fort Myers, FL $71,136

Memphis, TN $71,120

Tulsa, OK $71,082

Waterloo, IA $71,037

Spartanburg, SC $70,961

Lincoln, NE $70,923

Fort Wayne, IN $70,908

Provo, UT $70,900

Cedar Falls, IA $70,809

San Antonio, TX $70,778

Greensboro, NC $70,748

South Bend, IN $70,740

Savannah, GA $70,657

Muskegon, MI $70,626

Birmingham, AL $70,619

Winston Salem, NC $70,582

Lake Charles, LA $70,398

Anderson, IN $70,383

Lexington, KY $70,360

Augusta, GA $70,338

Greenville, SC $70,338

Lima, OH $70,277

Wichita, KS $70,269

Tuscaloosa, AL $70,269

Columbia, SC $70,201

Springfield, OH $70,186

Asheville, NC $70,064

Bloomington, IN $70,011

Knoxville, TN $69,737

Shreveport, LA $69,730

Wilmington, NC $69,631

Roanoke, VA $69,631

Topeka, KS $69,494

Frankfort, KY $69,486

Oklahoma City, OK $69,433

Chillicothe, OH $69,403

Longview, TX $69,395

Melbourne, FL $69,388

Sioux Falls, SD $69,266

Mobile, AL $69,258

Terre Haute, IN $69,228

Altoona, PA $69,182

Amarillo, TX $69,129

Killeen, TX $69,106

Fayetteville, AR $69,045

Chattanooga, TN $69,023

Sioux City, IA $68,954

Idaho Falls, ID $68,939

Lynchburg, VA $68,878

Gainesville, FL $68,779

Portsmouth, OH $68,741

Little Rock, AR $68,726

Lafayette, LA $68,696

Youngstown, OH $68,696

Daytona Beach, FL $68,650

Clarksville, TN $68,643

Pensacola, FL $68,635

Temple, TX $68,630

Hopkinsville, KY $68,407

Erie, PA $68,392

Florence, SC $68,361

Charleston, WV $68,240

Great Falls, MT $68,202

Macon, GA $68,095

Tallahassee, FL $68,088

Fayetteville, NC $68,073

Waco, TX $68,057

Helena, MT $68,004

Pine Bluff, AR $67,975

Vincennes, IN $67,883

Lubbock, TX $67,852

Alamogordo, NM $67,807

Twin Falls, ID $67,738

Rapid City, SD $67,715

Jackson, MS $67,579

Huntington, WV $67,573

Greenville, MS $67,571

Parkersburg, WV $67,493

Montgomery, AL $67,480

Wichita Falls, TX $67,404

Springfield, MO $67,404

Biloxi, MS $67,366

Monroe, LA $67,290

Johnstown, PA $67,236

Sumter, SC $67,206

Columbus, GA $67,198

Pascagoula, MS $67,054

Abilene, TX $67,054

Kingsport, TN $66,856

Albany, GA $66,856

Gulfport, MS $66,834

Alexandria, LA $66,583

Fort Smith, AR $66,393

El Paso, TX $66,188

Las Cruces, NM $65,846

Harlingen, TX $65,652

Pocatello, ID $65,640

Florence, AL $65,542

Brownsville, TX $65,526

Mcallen, TX $65,367

Dothan, AL $65,260

Columbus, MS $64,809

Altus, OK $64,455

Lawton, OK $64,310

Pierre, SD $64,037

What Skills Can Increase a Pile Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Equipment Operation (Mentioned in 3.69% Job Postings): This is skilled and unskilled work in the operation of mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used in maintenance and construction or on the grounds of state properties or facilities and routine maintenance of that equipment.
Public Works (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	5.21%
Equipment Operation	3.69%
Public Works	2.37%

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 Pile Driver's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$79,808	5%
Time Management	$79,808	5%
Written Communication	$78,288	3%
Analysis	$78,288	3%
Coordination	$77,528	2%
Standard Operating Procedures	$77,528	2%

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How Education impacts a Pile Driver's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pile 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 a Pile Driver with a No Diploma is between $69,226 and $76,768).

Pile Driver Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pile Driver

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 81.7%

Associates 8.4%

Bachelors 4.6%

Masters 1.1%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	81.7%
Associates	8.4%
Bachelors	4.6%
Masters	1.1%
Doctorate	0.4%

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

Understanding how a Pile 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 May 01, 2026

$67,338

Average $76,008/year

$86,081

$5,611

Average $6,334/month

$7,173

$1,295

Average $1,462/week

$1,655

$32

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,081	$7,173	$1,655	$41
Average	$76,008	$6,334	$1,462	$37
25th Percentile	$67,338	$5,611	$1,295	$32

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Salary Trends for Pile Driver

Salaries for a Pile Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $65,301 in 2023 to around $65,120 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pile Driver salary trends, .

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