Trailer Driver Salary in Colorado

How much does a Trailer Driver make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trailer Driver in Colorado is $68,057 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,691
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,403 to $74,670
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,165

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Trailer Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,670	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$68,057	$5,671	$1,309	$33
25th Percentile	$63,403	$5,284	$1,219	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Trailer Driver Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $73,853.
California: $73,573.
Massachusetts: $72,593.

District of Columbia $73,853 California $73,573 Massachusetts $72,593 Washington $72,326 New Jersey $72,299 Alaska $72,206 Connecticut $71,285 New York $70,912

Hawaii $69,718 Rhode Island $69,157 Maryland $68,777 Minnesota $68,257 Colorado $68,057 Illinois $67,990 Oregon $67,737 Delaware $67,550

New Hampshire $67,432 Virginia $67,170 Pennsylvania $66,403 Nevada $66,016 North Dakota $65,889 Michigan $65,689 Wisconsin $65,615 Vermont $65,469

Texas $65,062 Maine $65,035 Arizona $64,995 Ohio $64,948 Georgia $64,335 Indiana $64,028 Wyoming $63,968 Utah $63,875

Iowa $63,834 Kansas $63,514 Louisiana $63,421 North Carolina $63,388 Missouri $63,374 Florida $63,114 Montana $62,974 Nebraska $62,841

Kentucky $62,767 South Carolina $62,500 Tennessee $62,334 Idaho $62,267 New Mexico $61,780 Oklahoma $61,673 Alabama $61,280 South Dakota $60,619

Arkansas $60,259 West Virginia $60,066 Mississippi $59,485

Top Paying Cities for Trailer 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:

Glen Haven: $66,724
Hygiene: $69,043
Johnstown: $66,873

Glen Haven, CO $66,724 Hygiene, CO $69,043 Johnstown, CO $66,873 Laporte, CO $66,132 Livermore, CO $65,917 Loveland, CO $66,664 Lyons, CO $68,922 Masonville, CO $66,174

Mead, CO $67,633 Milliken, CO $66,780 Niwot, CO $69,585 Red Feather Lakes, CO $66,098 Severance, CO $66,226 Timnath, CO $66,141 Wellington, CO $65,771 Windsor, CO $66,236

Brighton, CO $67,878 Ault, CO $66,110 Briggsdale, CO $66,128 Carr, CO $64,991 Eastlake, CO $68,055 Eaton, CO $66,319 Evans, CO $66,657 Fort Lupton, CO $67,685

Galeton, CO $66,326 Gilcrest, CO $67,021 Gill, CO $66,435 Greeley, CO $66,493 Henderson, CO $67,983 Hudson, CO $67,462 Keenesburg, CO $67,136 Kersey, CO $66,443

La Salle, CO $66,905 Lucerne, CO $66,421 Nunn, CO $65,900 Orchard, CO $66,120 Pierce, CO $66,152 Ohio City, CO $66,833 Parlin, CO $66,519 Penrose, CO $65,938

Pitkin, CO $66,750 Poncha Springs, CO $66,298 Powderhorn, CO $66,380 Rockvale, CO $65,638 Sargents, CO $66,186 Twin Lakes, CO $68,372 Westcliffe, CO $65,675 Wetmore, CO $65,253

Durango, CO $66,566 Cahone, CO $66,402 Cortez, CO $66,352 Dolores, CO $66,510 Dove Creek, CO $66,336 Egnar, CO $66,373 Hesperus, CO $65,984 Lewis, CO $66,519

Mancos, CO $66,351 Marvel, CO $65,982 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $66,007 Pleasant View, CO $66,211 Rico, CO $66,526 Towaoc, CO $66,075 Yellow Jacket, CO $66,440 Montrose, CO $66,775

Austin, CO $66,861 Bedrock, CO $66,356 Cedaredge, CO $66,929 Cory, CO $66,845 Crawford, CO $66,656 Delta, CO $66,773 Eckert, CO $66,878 Hotchkiss, CO $66,837

Lazear, CO $66,787 Naturita, CO $66,491 Norwood, CO $66,517 Nucla, CO $66,593 Olathe, CO $66,700 Ophir, CO $66,589 Ouray, CO $66,578 Paonia, CO $67,144

Paradox, CO $66,393 Placerville, CO $66,527 Redvale, CO $66,548 Ridgway, CO $66,569 Silverton, CO $66,457 Somerset, CO $67,347 Telluride, CO $66,601 Grand Junction, CO $67,186

Platteville, CO $67,170 Roggen, CO $66,477 Weldona, CO $65,964 Wiggins, CO $66,316 Fort Morgan, CO $65,990 Log Lane Village, CO $66,206 Akron, CO $65,512 Amherst, CO $65,302

Atwood, CO $65,742 Brush, CO $65,737 Crook, CO $65,555 Eckley, CO $65,348 Fleming, CO $65,680 Grover, CO $65,628 Haxtun, CO $65,667 Hereford, CO $65,209

Hillrose, CO $65,802 Holyoke, CO $65,468 Idalia, CO $65,140 Iliff, CO $65,727 Julesburg, CO $65,462 Lindon, CO $65,231 Merino, CO $65,799 New Raymer, CO $65,784

Otis, CO $65,571 Ovid, CO $65,485 Padroni, CO $65,560 Paoli, CO $65,667 Peetz, CO $65,542 Sedgwick, CO $65,509 Snyder, CO $65,750 Sterling, CO $65,854

Stoneham, CO $65,788 Vernon, CO $65,202 Woodrow, CO $65,367 Wray, CO $65,332 Yuma, CO $65,551 Anton, CO $65,248 Arapahoe, CO $64,734 Arriba, CO $64,968

Bethune, CO $65,064 Burlington, CO $65,004 Calhan, CO $66,032 Cascade, CO $66,575 Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,828 Cope, CO $65,217 Cripple Creek, CO $66,450 Divide, CO $66,485

Flagler, CO $65,035 Florissant, CO $66,431 Fountain, CO $66,026 Genoa, CO $65,012 Green Mountain Falls, CO $66,559 Guffey, CO $66,360 Hugo, CO $64,614 Joes, CO $65,282

Karval, CO $64,239 Kirk, CO $65,228 Kit Carson, CO $64,747 Limon, CO $65,405 Lake George, CO $66,531 Manitou Springs, CO $66,575 Matheson, CO $65,357 Peyton, CO $66,344

Ramah, CO $64,934 Rush, CO $65,089 Seibert, CO $65,008 Simla, CO $65,654 Stratton, CO $65,072 U S A F Academy, CO $66,571 Victor, CO $66,420 Vona, CO $65,046

Wild Horse, CO $64,622 Woodland Park, CO $66,521 Yoder, CO $65,340 Colorado Springs, CO $66,576 Clifton, CO $67,144 Fruita, CO $66,977 Gateway, CO $66,505 Glade Park, CO $66,735

Loma, CO $67,001 Mack, CO $66,823 Palisade, CO $67,022 Whitewater, CO $66,731 Glenwood Springs, CO $67,833 Dinosaur, CO $66,713 Aspen, CO $69,104 Snowmass Village, CO $69,101

Avon, CO $68,481 Basalt, CO $68,884 Carbondale, CO $68,628 Collbran, CO $66,956 Craig, CO $67,448 De Beque, CO $66,948 Eagle, CO $68,201 Edwards, CO $68,347

Parachute, CO $67,297 Battlement Mesa, CO $67,235 Gypsum, CO $67,861 Hamilton, CO $67,735 Hayden, CO $67,544 Maybell, CO $66,796 Meeker, CO $67,741 Meredith, CO $68,658

Mesa, CO $66,923 Minturn, CO $68,272 Molina, CO $66,883 New Castle, CO $67,599 Rangely, CO $66,984 Red Cliff, CO $68,264 Rifle, CO $67,432 Silt, CO $67,404

Slater, CO $67,127 Snowmass, CO $68,963 Wolcott, CO $68,242 Woody Creek, CO $69,099 Vail, CO $68,565 Pueblo, CO $64,555 Colorado City, CO $64,996 Aguilar, CO $65,280

Arlington, CO $64,131 Avondale, CO $64,728 Beulah, CO $65,000 Boncarbo, CO $65,312 Boone, CO $64,937 Branson, CO $64,778 Campo, CO $64,538 Cheraw, CO $64,662

Crowley, CO $64,800 Eads, CO $64,708 Fort Lyon, CO $64,636 Fowler, CO $64,822 Gardner, CO $65,456 Granada, CO $64,853 Hartman, CO $64,977 Hasty, CO $64,778

Haswell, CO $64,395 Hoehne, CO $65,207 Holly, CO $64,772 Kim, CO $64,711 La Junta, CO $64,753 Lamar, CO $64,950 Las Animas, CO $64,717 La Veta, CO $65,570

Mc Clave, CO $64,788 Manzanola, CO $64,703 Model, CO $64,802 Olney Springs, CO $64,592 Ordway, CO $64,271 Pritchett, CO $64,714 Rocky Ford, CO $64,610 Rye, CO $65,096

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,733 Springfield, CO $64,847 Sugar City, CO $64,099 Swink, CO $64,688 Trinchera, CO $64,927 Trinidad, CO $65,209 Two Buttes, CO $64,844 Vilas, CO $64,834

Walsenburg, CO $65,225 Walsh, CO $64,766 Weston, CO $65,435 Wiley, CO $64,729 Alamosa, CO $66,068 Antonito, CO $66,026 Arboles, CO $66,160 Arvada, CO $68,057

Aurora, CO $68,011 Bayfield, CO $66,346 Broomfield, CO $68,356 Commerce City, CO $67,897 Dupont, CO $68,027 Eldorado Springs, CO $69,647 Lafayette, CO $69,029 Louisville, CO $69,115

Westminster, CO $68,026 Wheat Ridge, CO $68,023 Agate, CO $65,613 Bennett, CO $67,318 Byers, CO $66,515 Castle Rock, CO $66,809 Deer Trail, CO $66,076 Elbert, CO $66,387

Elizabeth, CO $66,947 Englewood, CO $68,011 Franktown, CO $66,765 Kiowa, CO $66,465 Larkspur, CO $66,593 Littleton, CO $67,943 Lone Tree, CO $67,764 Louviers, CO $67,670

Monument, CO $66,527 Palmer Lake, CO $66,534 Parker, CO $67,516 Sedalia, CO $66,843 Strasburg, CO $67,104 Watkins, CO $67,608 Denver, CO $68,003 Thornton, CO $68,057

Boulder, CO $69,983 Golden, CO $68,017 Alma, CO $67,635 Bailey, CO $67,481 Black Hawk, CO $68,697 Bond, CO $68,235 Breckenridge, CO $67,779 Buffalo Creek, CO $67,248

Burns, CO $67,797 Central City, CO $68,311 Clark, CO $67,154 Climax, CO $67,857 Coalmont, CO $67,038 Como, CO $66,809 Conifer, CO $67,657 Cowdrey, CO $66,767

Dillon, CO $67,739 Dumont, CO $68,067 Evergreen, CO $67,899 Empire, CO $67,757 Fairplay, CO $66,871 Fraser, CO $67,833 Frisco, CO $68,157 Georgetown, CO $67,706

Granby, CO $67,653 Grand Lake, CO $67,615 Grant, CO $67,134 Hartsel, CO $66,515 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $67,562 Idaho Springs, CO $67,952 Idledale, CO $67,947 Indian Hills, CO $67,913

Jamestown, CO $69,870 Jefferson, CO $66,994 Kittredge, CO $67,919 Kremmling, CO $67,555 Leadville, CO $67,775 Mc Coy, CO $67,786 Morrison, CO $67,898 Nederland, CO $69,235

Oak Creek, CO $67,665 Parshall, CO $67,956 Phippsburg, CO $67,732 Pine, CO $67,329 Pinecliffe, CO $69,560 Rand, CO $67,043 Rollinsville, CO $68,912 Shawnee, CO $67,313

Silver Plume, CO $67,419 Steamboat Springs, CO $67,539 Tabernash, CO $67,991 Toponas, CO $67,707 Walden, CO $66,943 Ward, CO $69,053 Winter Park, CO $68,079 Yampa, CO $67,799

Silverthorne, CO $68,099 Longmont, CO $68,774 Allenspark, CO $68,462 Estes Park, CO $67,434 Bellvue, CO $66,571 Berthoud, CO $67,386 Dacono, CO $68,172 Drake, CO $66,595

Erie, CO $68,478 Firestone, CO $68,003 Fort Collins, CO $66,096 Frederick, CO $68,005 Blanca, CO $65,834 Capulin, CO $66,172 Center, CO $66,118 Chama, CO $65,609

Chimney Rock, CO $66,188 Chromo, CO $65,744 Conejos, CO $65,986 Creede, CO $66,332 Crestone, CO $65,865 Del Norte, CO $66,188 Fort Garland, CO $65,686 San Luis, CO $65,419

Homelake, CO $66,126 Hooper, CO $65,906 Ignacio, CO $66,060 Jaroso, CO $65,563 La Jara, CO $66,092 Manassa, CO $66,025 Moffat, CO $65,952 Monte Vista, CO $66,165

Mosca, CO $65,823 Pagosa Springs, CO $66,182 Romeo, CO $66,219 Saguache, CO $66,179 Sanford, CO $65,848 San Pablo, CO $65,510 South Fork, CO $66,254 Villa Grove, CO $66,040

Salida, CO $66,300 Almont, CO $68,007 Buena Vista, CO $67,903 Canon City, CO $66,004 Cimarron, CO $66,450 Coal Creek, CO $65,613 Coaldale, CO $66,138 Cotopaxi, CO $65,952

Crested Butte, CO $68,364 Florence, CO $65,509 Monarch, CO $66,439 Granite, CO $67,436 Gunnison, CO $66,501 Hillside, CO $65,928 Howard, CO $66,257 Lake City, CO $66,446

Nathrop, CO $66,499

Trailer Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trailer Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 54% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 33% above the average. In contrast, Trailer Driver positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Trailer Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Trailer Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$90,515	$44.0	33%
Pharmaceuticals	$87,113	$42.0	28%
Software & Networking	$85,752	$41.0	26%
Internet	$80,988	$39.0	19%
Chemicals	$72,821	$35.0	7%

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

Understanding how a Trailer 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

$63,403

Average $68,057/year

$74,670

$5,284

Average $5,671/month

$6,223

$1,219

Average $1,309/week

$1,436

$30

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,670	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$68,057	$5,671	$1,309	$33
25th Percentile	$63,403	$5,284	$1,219	$30

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