CDL Driver Salary in Maine

How much does a CDL Driver make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a CDL Driver in Maine is $51,976 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,534
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,304 to $58,026
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,050

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CDL Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,026	$4,835	$1,116	$28
Average	$51,976	$4,331	$1,000	$25
25th Percentile	$47,304	$3,942	$910	$23

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Key Factors That Influence CDL Driver Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $59,023.
California: $58,799.
Massachusetts: $58,016.

District of Columbia $59,023 California $58,799 Massachusetts $58,016 Washington $57,802 New Jersey $57,781 Alaska $57,706 Connecticut $56,971 New York $56,672

Hawaii $55,718 Rhode Island $55,270 Maryland $54,966 Minnesota $54,551 Colorado $54,391 Illinois $54,337 Oregon $54,135 Delaware $53,986

New Hampshire $53,892 Virginia $53,682 Pennsylvania $53,069 Nevada $52,759 North Dakota $52,658 Michigan $52,498 Wisconsin $52,440 Vermont $52,322

Texas $51,997 Maine $51,976 Arizona $51,944 Ohio $51,906 Georgia $51,416 Indiana $51,171 Wyoming $51,123 Utah $51,048

Iowa $51,016 Kansas $50,760 Louisiana $50,686 North Carolina $50,659 Missouri $50,648 Florida $50,441 Montana $50,329 Nebraska $50,222

Kentucky $50,163 South Carolina $49,950 Tennessee $49,817 Idaho $49,763 New Mexico $49,374 Oklahoma $49,289 Alabama $48,975 South Dakota $48,447

Arkansas $48,159 West Virginia $48,004 Mississippi $47,541

Top Paying Cities for CDL 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:

Freedom: $51,153
Harmony: $51,130
Hartland: $51,197

Freedom, ME $51,153 Harmony, ME $51,130 Hartland, ME $51,197 Hinckley, ME $51,245 Jackman, ME $50,998 Kingfield, ME $51,288 Liberty, ME $51,247 Madison, ME $51,356

Monroe, ME $51,079 Morrill, ME $51,167 Newport, ME $51,086 New Portland, ME $51,368 New Sharon, ME $51,305 New Vineyard, ME $51,337 Norridgewock, ME $51,338 North Anson, ME $51,368

North Vassalboro, ME $51,460 Oakland, ME $51,355 Oquossoc, ME $51,183 Palmyra, ME $51,118 Phillips, ME $51,204 Pittsfield, ME $51,201 Plymouth, ME $51,092 Rangeley, ME $51,216

Portland, ME $53,660 Falmouth, ME $53,539 South Portland, ME $53,660 Cape Elizabeth, ME $53,554 Peaks Island, ME $53,605 Cumberland Foreside, ME $53,486 Auburn, ME $52,525 Andover, ME $51,202

Bethel, ME $51,288 Bryant Pond, ME $51,479 Buckfield, ME $51,709 Canton, ME $51,385 Durham, ME $52,857 Danville, ME $52,683 Dixfield, ME $51,278 Dryden, ME $51,337

East Andover, ME $51,217 East Dixfield, ME $51,361 East Livermore, ME $51,664 East Poland, ME $52,587 Stoneham, ME $51,502 East Wilton, ME $51,457 Greene, ME $52,122 Hanover, ME $51,244

Hebron, ME $52,075 Jay, ME $51,372 Lewiston, ME $52,497 Lisbon, ME $52,663 Lisbon Falls, ME $52,582 Livermore, ME $51,580 Livermore Falls, ME $51,546 Greenwood, ME $51,547

Mechanic Falls, ME $52,431 Mexico, ME $51,328 Minot, ME $52,235 Monmouth, ME $51,957 New Gloucester, ME $52,892 Newry, ME $51,149 North Jay, ME $51,347 Leeds, ME $51,831

North Monmouth, ME $51,880 North Turner, ME $51,795 North Waterford, ME $51,741 Norway, ME $51,907 Oxford, ME $52,185 Paris, ME $52,010 Poland, ME $52,596 Roxbury, ME $51,167

Rumford, ME $51,298 Sabattus, ME $52,267 South Paris, ME $51,938 Turner, ME $51,940 Wayne, ME $51,704 Weld, ME $51,204 West Bethel, ME $51,247 Bowdoin, ME $52,260

West Minot, ME $52,160 West Paris, ME $51,732 Peru, ME $51,405 West Poland, ME $52,556 Sumner, ME $51,567 Wilton, ME $51,339 Augusta, ME $51,483 Coopers Mills, ME $51,553

Dresden, ME $51,976 East Winthrop, ME $51,643 Farmingdale, ME $51,785 Gardiner, ME $51,879 Randolph, ME $51,785 Hallowell, ME $51,720 Jefferson, ME $51,376 Kents Hill, ME $51,481

Litchfield, ME $52,032 Manchester, ME $51,582 Mount Vernon, ME $51,357 Whitefield, ME $51,582 Palermo, ME $51,290 Sebasco Estates, ME $52,806 Readfield, ME $51,568 Saint Albans, ME $51,158

South Bristol, ME $52,014 Squirrel Island, ME $52,187 Trevett, ME $52,224 Waldoboro, ME $51,365 Walpole, ME $51,931 Washington, ME $51,237 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,280 Southport, ME $52,396

Wiscasset, ME $52,131 Woolwich, ME $52,255 Ellsworth, ME $51,028 Addison, ME $50,966 Gouldsboro, ME $51,011 Bar Harbor, ME $51,108 Beals, ME $51,023 Bernard, ME $51,126

Birch Harbor, ME $51,060 Blue Hill, ME $51,083 Brooklin, ME $51,084 Brooksville, ME $51,083 Calais, ME $50,947 Cherryfield, ME $50,889 Columbia Falls, ME $50,887 Corea, ME $51,014

Cranberry Isles, ME $51,025 Cutler, ME $50,890 Deer Isle, ME $51,131 Dennysville, ME $50,842 East Blue Hill, ME $51,085 East Machias, ME $50,890 Eastport, ME $51,041 Franklin, ME $51,017

Frenchboro, ME $50,997 Grand Lake Stream, ME $50,812 Hancock, ME $51,093 Harborside, ME $51,074 Harrington, ME $51,000 Hulls Cove, ME $51,109 Isle Au Haut, ME $50,997 Islesford, ME $51,103

Jonesboro, ME $50,932 Jonesport, ME $50,978 Little Deer Isle, ME $51,124 Lubec, ME $50,915 Bass Harbor, ME $51,127 Machias, ME $50,942 Machiasport, ME $50,966 Meddybemps, ME $50,811

Milbridge, ME $51,020 Mount Desert, ME $51,070 Northeast Harbor, ME $51,103 Sullivan, ME $51,024 Pembroke, ME $50,890 Perry, ME $50,936 Princeton, ME $50,808 Prospect Harbor, ME $51,066

Robbinston, ME $50,879 Salsbury Cove, ME $51,115 Sargentville, ME $51,098 Seal Cove, ME $51,072 Seal Harbor, ME $51,089 Sedgwick, ME $51,092 Sorrento, ME $51,072 Southwest Harbor, ME $51,116

Steuben, ME $50,992 Stonington, ME $51,136 Sunset, ME $50,959 Surry, ME $51,082 Swans Island, ME $51,036 Wesley, ME $50,745 Whiting, ME $50,876 Winter Harbor, ME $51,022

Baileyville, ME $50,861 Houlton, ME $50,754 Ashland, ME $50,681 Benedicta, ME $50,569 Blaine, ME $50,742 Bridgewater, ME $50,622 Caribou, ME $50,846 Clayton Lake, ME $50,754

Crouseville, ME $50,787 Eagle Lake, ME $50,738 Easton, ME $50,794 Estcourt Station, ME $50,775 Fort Fairfield, ME $50,821 Fort Kent, ME $50,843 Fort Kent Mills, ME $50,800 Frenchville, ME $50,857

Grand Isle, ME $50,788 Island Falls, ME $50,574 Limestone, ME $50,806 Madawaska, ME $50,942 Mapleton, ME $50,726 Richmond, ME $52,061 South China, ME $51,342 South Gardiner, ME $51,942

Vienna, ME $51,264 Windsor, ME $51,313 Winthrop, ME $51,788 Bangor, ME $51,064 Abbot, ME $51,073 Aurora, ME $50,796 Bradford, ME $51,041 Bradley, ME $51,042

Brewer, ME $51,062 Brookton, ME $50,624 Brownville, ME $50,894 Brownville Junction, ME $51,208 Bucksport, ME $51,058 Burlington, ME $50,876 Greenbush, ME $50,993 Carmel, ME $51,066

Castine, ME $51,172 Charleston, ME $51,050 Danforth, ME $50,708 Dover Foxcroft, ME $51,080 Corinth, ME $51,059 Eddington, ME $51,048 Holden, ME $51,052 East Millinocket, ME $50,839

East Orland, ME $51,052 Etna, ME $51,077 Exeter, ME $51,068 Frankfort, ME $51,067 Greenville, ME $50,773 Greenville Junction, ME $50,939 Guilford, ME $51,059 Hampden, ME $51,065

Howland, ME $50,943 Hudson, ME $51,056 Kenduskeag, ME $51,061 Kingman, ME $50,655 Lagrange, ME $51,003 Lambert Lake, ME $50,715 Lee, ME $50,864 Levant, ME $51,064

Lincoln, ME $50,860 Mattawamkeag, ME $50,694 Medway, ME $50,708 Milford, ME $51,034 Millinocket, ME $50,631 Milo, ME $50,990 Monson, ME $51,068 Olamon, ME $51,007

Old Town, ME $51,042 Orono, ME $51,056 Orient, ME $50,659 Orland, ME $51,053 Orrington, ME $51,059 Passadumkeag, ME $50,978 Penobscot, ME $51,054 Rockwood, ME $50,851

Sangerville, ME $51,104 Sebec, ME $51,022 Shirley Mills, ME $51,036 Springfield, ME $50,731 Stetson, ME $51,072 Stillwater, ME $51,058 Topsfield, ME $50,667 Vanceboro, ME $50,711

Waite, ME $50,737 West Enfield, ME $50,966 Winn, ME $50,762 Winterport, ME $51,065 Wytopitlock, ME $50,583 Bath, ME $52,617 Alna, ME $51,779 Boothbay, ME $52,131

Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,249 Bristol, ME $51,816 Chamberlain, ME $51,904 Damariscotta, ME $51,783 East Boothbay, ME $52,169 Friendship, ME $51,483 Georgetown, ME $52,550 Isle Of Springs, ME $52,133

Bremen, ME $51,672 Newcastle, ME $51,805 New Harbor, ME $51,986 Nobleboro, ME $51,599 Edgecomb, ME $51,981 Pemaquid, ME $51,936 Phippsburg, ME $52,762 Cushing, ME $51,315

Round Pond, ME $51,806 Sandy Point, ME $51,063 Searsmont, ME $51,185 Searsport, ME $51,072 Shawmut, ME $51,404 Skowhegan, ME $51,291 Smithfield, ME $51,318 Solon, ME $51,291

Stockton Springs, ME $51,063 Stratton, ME $51,249 Strong, ME $51,293 Temple, ME $51,273 West Forks, ME $50,977 Thorndike, ME $51,116 Troy, ME $51,101 Unity, ME $51,165

Vassalboro, ME $51,322 West Farmington, ME $51,471 Berwick, ME $54,552 Cape Neddick, ME $54,967 Eliot, ME $55,696 Kittery, ME $55,857 Kittery Point, ME $55,437 North Berwick, ME $54,131

Ogunquit, ME $54,623 South Berwick, ME $55,101 York, ME $55,416 York Beach, ME $55,150 York Harbor, ME $55,430 Acton, ME $52,586 Alfred, ME $53,331 Bailey Island, ME $53,113

Bar Mills, ME $53,246 Biddeford, ME $53,264 Biddeford Pool, ME $53,264 Bowdoinham, ME $52,223 Bridgton, ME $52,134 Brownfield, ME $52,088 Brunswick, ME $52,840 Bustins Island, ME $53,213

Cape Porpoise, ME $53,503 Casco, ME $52,754 Center Lovell, ME $51,749 Chebeague Island, ME $53,330 Cliff Island, ME $53,446 Cornish, ME $52,689 Cumberland Center, ME $53,385 Denmark, ME $52,080

East Baldwin, ME $52,823 Lebanon, ME $53,702 East Parsonsfield, ME $52,411 Sebago, ME $52,688 East Waterboro, ME $53,089 Freeport, ME $53,116 Fryeburg, ME $51,819 Gorham, ME $53,338

Gray, ME $53,014 Harrison, ME $51,848 Hiram, ME $52,525 Hollis Center, ME $53,156 Kennebunk, ME $53,543 Kennebunkport, ME $53,340 Parsonsfield, ME $52,409 Limerick, ME $52,895

Limington, ME $52,881 Long Island, ME $53,537 Lovell, ME $51,675 Moody, ME $54,200 Naples, ME $52,535 Newfield, ME $52,808 North Bridgton, ME $52,161 North Waterboro, ME $52,997

Windham, ME $53,285 Ocean Park, ME $53,305 Old Orchard Beach, ME $53,341 Orrs Island, ME $53,068 Porter, ME $52,233 Pownal, ME $53,033 Scarborough, ME $53,521 Raymond, ME $52,921

Saco, ME $53,309 Sanford, ME $53,580 Sebago Lake, ME $52,880 Shapleigh, ME $53,083 South Casco, ME $52,952 South Freeport, ME $53,089 Harpswell, ME $53,058 South Windham, ME $53,384

Springvale, ME $53,268 Standish, ME $53,102 Steep Falls, ME $52,988 Topsham, ME $52,659 Waterboro, ME $53,188 Waterford, ME $51,792 Wells, ME $54,095 West Baldwin, ME $52,729

Westbrook, ME $53,535 Buxton, ME $53,249 West Kennebunk, ME $53,515 West Newfield, ME $52,549 Yarmouth, ME $53,336 North Yarmouth, ME $53,224 Mars Hill, ME $50,792 Monticello, ME $50,689

New Limerick, ME $50,723 New Sweden, ME $50,791 Oakfield, ME $50,670 Oxbow, ME $50,463 Patten, ME $50,496 Perham, ME $50,756 Portage, ME $50,729 Presque Isle, ME $50,858

Saint Agatha, ME $50,833 Saint David, ME $50,823 Saint Francis, ME $50,754 Sheridan, ME $50,695 Sherman, ME $50,619 Stacyville, ME $50,556 Sinclair, ME $50,738 Smyrna Mills, ME $50,587

Wallagrass, ME $50,795 Stockholm, ME $50,746 Van Buren, ME $50,809 Washburn, ME $50,789 Westfield, ME $50,719 Rockland, ME $51,287 Camden, ME $51,282 Glen Cove, ME $51,265

Hope, ME $51,263 Islesboro, ME $51,131 Lincolnville, ME $51,173 Lincolnville Center, ME $51,175 Matinicus, ME $51,088 Monhegan, ME $51,634 North Haven, ME $51,123 Owls Head, ME $51,193

Port Clyde, ME $51,479 Rockport, ME $51,269 South Thomaston, ME $51,194 Spruce Head, ME $51,224 Tenants Harbor, ME $51,372 Thomaston, ME $51,231 Union, ME $51,260 Vinalhaven, ME $51,123

Warren, ME $51,206 West Rockport, ME $51,275 Waterville, ME $51,388 Albion, ME $51,307 Anson, ME $51,342 Athens, ME $51,199 Belfast, ME $51,173 Belgrade, ME $51,291

Belgrade Lakes, ME $51,238 Bingham, ME $51,194 Brooks, ME $51,089 Burnham, ME $51,140 Cambridge, ME $51,129 Canaan, ME $51,213 Caratunk, ME $51,097 China Village, ME $51,447

Clinton, ME $51,231 Corinna, ME $51,089 Detroit, ME $51,106 Dexter, ME $51,157 Dixmont, ME $51,082 East Newport, ME $51,088 East Vassalboro, ME $51,353 Eustis, ME $51,042

Fairfield, ME $51,317 Farmington, ME $51,359 Garland, ME $51,063 Farmington Falls, ME $51,442

CDL Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CDL Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, CDL Driver positions in Telecom or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CDL Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CDL Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$77,964	$37.0	50%
Internet	$72,766	$35.0	40%
Financial Services	$67,569	$32.0	30%
Insurance	$64,970	$31.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$62,371	$30.0	20%

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

Understanding how a CDL 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

$47,304

Average $51,976/year

$58,026

$3,942

Average $4,331/month

$4,835

$910

Average $1,000/week

$1,116

$23

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,026	$4,835	$1,116	$28
Average	$51,976	$4,331	$1,000	$25
25th Percentile	$47,304	$3,942	$910	$23

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