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

A Vacuum Truck Driver's salary grows with experience: a Vacuum Truck Driver (1-3 years)earns $49,602, a CNC Machine Operator II (3-5 years)earns $62,831, a CNC Machine Operator III (5-7 years)earns $71,444,

What are the highest paying states for a Vacuum Truck Driver?

Vacuum Truck Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Vacuum Truck Driver roles are District of Columbia $53,707, California $53,503, Massachusetts $52,790. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Vacuum Truck Driver roles make?

Salaries for Vacuum Truck Driver level roles vary by specialization: Vacuum Truck Operator: $78,604; Dump Truck Driver II: $68,438; Water Truck Driver: $61,245; Dump Truck Driver I: $60,170; Garbage Truck Driver: $55,675.

How do different companies affect a Vacuum Truck Driver's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Vacuum Truck 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.

Vacuum Truck Driver Salary in the United States

How much does a Vacuum Truck Driver make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Vacuum Truck Driver in the United States is $48,507 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,902
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,250 to $53,425
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,464

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Vacuum Truck Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,425	$4,452	$1,027	$26
Average	$48,507	$4,042	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$43,250	$3,604	$832	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Vacuum Truck Driver Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $53,707.
California: $53,503.
Massachusetts: $52,790.

District of Columbia $53,707 California $53,503 Massachusetts $52,790 Washington $52,596 New Jersey $52,577 Alaska $52,509 Connecticut $51,840 New York $51,568

Hawaii $50,700 Rhode Island $50,292 Maryland $50,016 Minnesota $49,637 Colorado $49,492 Illinois $49,443 Oregon $49,259 Delaware $49,123

New Hampshire $49,038 Virginia $48,847 Pennsylvania $48,289 Nevada $48,007 North Dakota $47,915 Michigan $47,770 Wisconsin $47,716 Vermont $47,610

Texas $47,314 Maine $47,294 Arizona $47,265 Ohio $47,231 Georgia $46,785 Indiana $46,562 Wyoming $46,518 Utah $46,450

Iowa $46,421 Kansas $46,188 Louisiana $46,121 North Carolina $46,096 Missouri $46,087 Florida $45,897 Montana $45,796 Nebraska $45,699

Kentucky $45,645 South Carolina $45,451 Tennessee $45,330 Idaho $45,281 New Mexico $44,927 Oklahoma $44,850 Alabama $44,563 South Dakota $44,083

Arkansas $43,821 West Virginia $43,681 Mississippi $43,259

Top Paying Cities for Vacuum Truck 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: $61,182
San Francisco: $60,512
Oakland: $59,237

San Jose, CA $61,182

San Francisco, CA $60,512

Oakland, CA $59,237

New York, NY $55,851

Paramus, NJ $55,171

Queens Village, NY $55,169

Passaic, NJ $55,123

Bergenfield, NJ $55,119

Stamford, CT $55,012

Huntington, NY $54,992

Newark, NJ $54,634

Bridgeport, CT $54,531

Vallejo, CA $54,435

New Brunswick, NJ $54,415

Petaluma, CA $54,386

Middlesex, NJ $54,294

Somerset, NJ $54,260

Santa Cruz, CA $54,197

Boston, MA $53,901

Monterey, CA $53,731

Seattle, WA $53,620

Santa Rosa, CA $53,610

Los Angeles, CA $53,595

Juneau, AK $53,469

Washington, DC $53,416

Orange, CA $53,243

Santa Ana, CA $53,115

Long Beach, CA $53,067

Anaheim, CA $53,057

Anchorage, AK $53,033

Santa Maria, CA $52,887

Everett, WA $52,878

Danbury, CT $52,707

Bremerton, WA $52,640

Tacoma, WA $52,465

New Suffolk, NY $52,464

Sacramento, CA $52,451

Santa Barbara, CA $52,397

Trenton, NJ $52,344

San Diego, CA $52,344

Brockton, MA $52,291

Fairbanks, AK $52,172

Lompoc, CA $52,048

Lowell, MA $52,009

Ventura, CA $52,000

Nashua, NH $51,990

Stockton, CA $51,985

Modesto, CA $51,631

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,524

Olympia, WA $51,432

Kennewick, WA $51,432

New Haven, CT $51,413

Lawrence, MA $51,238

Hartford, CT $51,190

Riverside, CA $51,180

New Bedford, MA $51,131

Richland, WA $51,131

Bakersfield, CA $51,063

San Bernardino, CA $51,044

New Britain, CT $51,039

Atlantic City, NJ $51,039

New London, CT $51,020

Norwich, CT $51,005

Portsmouth, NH $50,996

Boulder, CO $50,893

Portland, OR $50,826

Worcester, MA $50,821

Minneapolis, MN $50,671

Philadelphia, PA $50,603

Honolulu, HI $50,443

Saint Paul, MN $50,419

Vineland, NJ $50,409

Providence, RI $50,268

Chicago, IL $50,127

Bellingham, WA $50,069

Springfield, MA $50,030

Baltimore, MD $50,016

Chico, CA $49,894

Pittsfield, MA $49,763

Manchester, NH $49,671

Spokane, WA $49,458

Denver, CO $49,453

Albany, NY $49,225

Troy, NY $49,206

Nassau, NY $49,154

Schenectady, NY $49,104

Wilmington, DE $49,065

Burlington, VT $48,997

Salem, OR $48,978

Portland, ME $48,827

Yakima, WA $48,779

Rochester, MN $48,628

Reno, NV $48,604

Fresno, CA $48,604

Milwaukee, WI $48,560

Detroit, MI $48,512

Ann Arbor, MI $48,504

Allentown, PA $48,497

Colorado Springs, CO $48,415

Syracuse, NY $48,391

Carson City, NV $48,391

Houston, TX $48,323

Eugene, OR $48,299

Gary, IN $48,240

Springfield, OR $48,202

Bismarck, ND $48,192

Galveston, TX $48,158

Medford, OR $48,085

Fort Collins, CO $48,066

Concord, NH $48,041

Austin, TX $48,027

Mesa, AZ $47,925

Reading, PA $47,920

Phoenix, AZ $47,915

Dallas, TX $47,901

Saint Cloud, MN $47,854

Madison, WI $47,789

Utica, NY $47,658

Rochester, NY $47,581

Des Moines, IA $47,576

Raleigh, NC $47,571

Atlanta, GA $47,498

Battle Creek, MI $47,484

Salt Lake City, UT $47,469

Lancaster, PA $47,396

Harrisburg, PA $47,328

Kansas City, MO $47,280

Champaign, IL $47,270

Kansas City, KS $47,270

Fort Worth, TX $47,265

Columbus, OH $47,257

Boca Raton, FL $47,246

Pittsburgh, PA $47,227

Richmond, VA $47,207

Indianapolis, IN $47,197

Cleveland, OH $47,193

Las Vegas, NV $47,134

Cincinnati, OH $47,134

Petersburg, VA $47,062

Huntsville, AL $46,989

Lansing, MI $46,956

Lebanon, PA $46,950

Pueblo, CO $46,945

Appleton, WI $46,931

Buffalo, NY $46,911

Dayton, OH $46,897

Racine, WI $46,887

Charlotte, NC $46,882

Saint Louis, MO $46,868

York, PA $46,838

Elkhart, IN $46,838

Gastonia, NC $46,829

Billings, MT $46,818

Beaumont, TX $46,805

Lorain, OH $46,795

Benton Harbor, MI $46,785

Toledo, OH $46,775

Binghamton, NY $46,751

Rock Hill, SC $46,746

Rockford, IL $46,722

Springfield, IL $46,703

Elyria, OH $46,698

Fargo, ND $46,698

Flagstaff, AZ $46,664

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,635

Duluth, MN $46,606

Miami, FL $46,606

Cheyenne, WY $46,572

Grand Forks, ND $46,572

Bangor, ME $46,465

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,412

Durham, NC $46,391

Louisville, KY $46,387

Grand Rapids, MI $46,378

Hialeah, FL $46,373

Casper, WY $46,305

Scranton, PA $46,247

New Orleans, LA $46,232

Virginia Beach, VA $46,227

Akron, OH $46,203

Peoria, IL $46,140

Sarasota, FL $46,130

Nashville, TN $46,096

Omaha, NE $46,096

Green Bay, WI $46,096

Baton Rouge, LA $46,072

Charleston, SC $46,062

Jamestown, NY $46,038

Davenport, IA $46,038

Tucson, AZ $46,014

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,985

Tampa, FL $45,975

Evansville, IN $45,946

Port Arthur, TX $45,946

Bradenton, FL $45,927

Santa Fe, NM $45,839

Orlando, FL $45,752

Clearwater, FL $45,737

Canton, OH $45,635

La Crosse, WI $45,635

Albuquerque, NM $45,606

Newport News, VA $45,602

High Point, NC $45,587

Ogden, UT $45,568

Corpus Christi, TX $45,529

Norfolk, VA $45,500

Laramie, WY $45,500

Rock Island, IL $45,471

Saginaw, MI $45,461

Jacksonville, FL $45,456

Salisbury, NC $45,446

Boise, ID $45,437

Moline, IL $45,412

Fort Myers, FL $45,398

Memphis, TN $45,388

Tulsa, OK $45,364

Waterloo, IA $45,335

Spartanburg, SC $45,286

Lincoln, NE $45,262

Fort Wayne, IN $45,252

Provo, UT $45,247

Cedar Falls, IA $45,189

San Antonio, TX $45,170

Greensboro, NC $45,150

South Bend, IN $45,146

Savannah, GA $45,092

Muskegon, MI $45,073

Birmingham, AL $45,068

Winston Salem, NC $45,044

Lake Charles, LA $44,927

Anderson, IN $44,918

Lexington, KY $44,903

Augusta, GA $44,888

Greenville, SC $44,888

Lima, OH $44,850

Wichita, KS $44,845

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,845

Columbia, SC $44,801

Springfield, OH $44,791

Asheville, NC $44,714

Bloomington, IN $44,680

Knoxville, TN $44,505

Shreveport, LA $44,500

Wilmington, NC $44,437

Roanoke, VA $44,437

Topeka, KS $44,350

Frankfort, KY $44,345

Oklahoma City, OK $44,311

Chillicothe, OH $44,292

Longview, TX $44,287

Melbourne, FL $44,282

Sioux Falls, SD $44,205

Mobile, AL $44,200

Terre Haute, IN $44,180

Altoona, PA $44,151

Amarillo, TX $44,117

Killeen, TX $44,103

Fayetteville, AR $44,064

Chattanooga, TN $44,049

Sioux City, IA $44,006

Idaho Falls, ID $43,996

Lynchburg, VA $43,957

Gainesville, FL $43,894

Portsmouth, OH $43,870

Little Rock, AR $43,860

Lafayette, LA $43,841

Youngstown, OH $43,841

Daytona Beach, FL $43,812

Clarksville, TN $43,807

Pensacola, FL $43,802

Temple, TX $43,799

Hopkinsville, KY $43,656

Erie, PA $43,647

Florence, SC $43,627

Charleston, WV $43,550

Great Falls, MT $43,525

Macon, GA $43,458

Tallahassee, FL $43,453

Fayetteville, NC $43,443

Waco, TX $43,433

Helena, MT $43,399

Pine Bluff, AR $43,381

Vincennes, IN $43,322

Lubbock, TX $43,302

Alamogordo, NM $43,273

Twin Falls, ID $43,230

Rapid City, SD $43,215

Jackson, MS $43,128

Huntington, WV $43,124

Greenville, MS $43,123

Parkersburg, WV $43,073

Montgomery, AL $43,065

Wichita Falls, TX $43,016

Springfield, MO $43,016

Biloxi, MS $42,992

Monroe, LA $42,943

Johnstown, PA $42,909

Sumter, SC $42,890

Columbus, GA $42,885

Pascagoula, MS $42,793

Abilene, TX $42,793

Kingsport, TN $42,667

Albany, GA $42,667

Gulfport, MS $42,652

Alexandria, LA $42,492

Fort Smith, AR $42,371

El Paso, TX $42,240

Las Cruces, NM $42,022

Harlingen, TX $41,898

Pocatello, ID $41,891

Florence, AL $41,828

Brownsville, TX $41,818

Mcallen, TX $41,716

Dothan, AL $41,648

Columbus, MS $41,360

Altus, OK $41,134

Lawton, OK $41,042

Pierre, SD $40,867

What Skills Can Increase a Vacuum Truck Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Machine Controls (Mentioned in 1.31% Job Postings): Machine Control is the use of positioning tools and a display to provide a construction machinery operator with a reference between the position of the bucket or blade and the target grade.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.02% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	1.81%
Machine Controls	1.31%
Preventive Maintenance	1.02%

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 Vacuum Truck Driver's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$50,447	4%
Verbal Communication	$50,447	4%
CAD	$50,447	4%
Programming	$49,962	3%
Welding	$49,962	3%
Scheduling	$49,962	3%

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Vacuum Truck Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Vacuum Truck Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Vacuum Truck Driver positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Vacuum Truck Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Vacuum Truck Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$72,761	$35.0	50%
Retail & Wholesale	$63,059	$30.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$58,209	$28.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$53,358	$26.0	10%

Vacuum Truck Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Vacuum Truck 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 August 01, 2026

$43,250

Average $48,507/year

$53,425

$3,604

Average $4,042/month

$4,452

$832

Average $933/week

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Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,425	$4,452	$1,027	$26
Average	$48,507	$4,042	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$43,250	$3,604	$832	$21

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Salary Trends for Vacuum Truck Driver

Salaries for a Vacuum Truck Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,134 in 2023 to around $42,171 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Vacuum Truck Driver salary trends, .

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