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

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

How does experience change A Driver Manager's salary?

A Driver Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $91,281 for beginners, reaching about $93,005 at mid-level, and approach $96,024 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Driver Manager?

Driver Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Driver Manager roles are District of Columbia $107,035, California $106,629, Massachusetts $105,208. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Driver Manager roles make?

Salaries for Driver Manager level roles vary by specialization: Driver Manager/Dispatcher: $97,931; Driver/Sales Representative: $57,304; Spotter Truck Driver: $47,010; Yard Jockey Hostler Driver: $46,999; Truck Driver - Tire: $43,984.

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

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

Driver Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Driver Manager in the United States is $96,672 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $124,727
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,072 to $111,357
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,510

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Driver Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,357	$9,280	$2,141	$54
Average	$96,672	$8,056	$1,859	$46
25th Percentile	$85,072	$7,089	$1,636	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Driver Manager Salaries

A Driver Manager'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 Experience Level Affects Driver Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Driver Manager'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): $91,281
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,798
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,005
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,385
Expert (over 8 years): $96,024

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Driver Manager	$91,281
Intermediate Level Driver Manager	$91,798
Senior Level Driver Manager	$93,005
Specialist Level Driver Manager	$94,385
Expert Level Driver Manager	$96,024

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How Do Driver Manager 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 Driver Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $107,035.
California: $106,629.
Massachusetts: $105,208.

District of Columbia $107,035 California $106,629 Massachusetts $105,208 Washington $104,822 New Jersey $104,783 Alaska $104,648 Connecticut $103,314 New York $102,772

Hawaii $101,042 Rhode Island $100,230 Maryland $99,679 Minnesota $98,925 Colorado $98,635 Illinois $98,538 Oregon $98,171 Delaware $97,900

New Hampshire $97,730 Virginia $97,349 Pennsylvania $96,237 Nevada $95,676 North Dakota $95,493 Michigan $95,203 Wisconsin $95,096 Vermont $94,884

Texas $94,294 Maine $94,255 Arizona $94,197 Ohio $94,130 Georgia $93,240 Indiana $92,796 Wyoming $92,709 Utah $92,573

Iowa $92,515 Kansas $92,051 Louisiana $91,916 North Carolina $91,868 Missouri $91,848 Florida $91,471 Montana $91,268 Nebraska $91,075

Kentucky $90,969 South Carolina $90,582 Tennessee $90,340 Idaho $90,243 New Mexico $89,538 Oklahoma $89,383 Alabama $88,813 South Dakota $87,856

Arkansas $87,334 West Virginia $87,053 Mississippi $86,212

Top Paying Cities for Driver Managers

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: $121,933
San Francisco: $120,734
Oakland: $118,056

San Jose, CA $121,933

San Francisco, CA $120,734

Oakland, CA $118,056

New York, NY $112,033

Queens Village, NY $111,308

Paramus, NJ $110,535

Passaic, NJ $110,438

Bergenfield, NJ $110,342

Stamford, CT $110,197

Huntington, NY $110,100

Newark, NJ $109,472

Bridgeport, CT $109,278

New Brunswick, NJ $108,959

Vallejo, CA $108,756

Middlesex, NJ $108,698

Somerset, NJ $108,611

Petaluma, CA $108,389

Santa Cruz, CA $108,012

Boston, MA $107,819

Monterey, CA $107,335

Fairbanks, AK $107,267

Los Angeles, CA $107,084

Washington, DC $107,035

Seattle, WA $106,861

Santa Rosa, CA $106,842

Juneau, AK $106,562

Orange, CA $106,243

Anchorage, AK $106,069

Anaheim, CA $106,001

Santa Ana, CA $105,856

Nassau, NY $105,798

Long Beach, CA $105,759

Danbury, CT $105,730

Santa Maria, CA $105,402

Everett, WA $105,382

Bremerton, WA $104,909

Trenton, NJ $104,725

Sacramento, CA $104,686

San Diego, CA $104,638

Brockton, MA $104,599

Tacoma, WA $104,561

Santa Barbara, CA $104,425

Lowell, MA $104,039

New Suffolk, NY $104,000

Nashua, NH $103,884

Lompoc, CA $103,729

Ventura, CA $103,633

Stockton, CA $103,604

New Haven, CT $103,410

Atlantic City, NJ $103,159

Hartford, CT $102,946

Modesto, CA $102,898

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,685

New Britain, CT $102,637

Olympia, WA $102,502

Kennewick, WA $102,502

New London, CT $102,482

Norwich, CT $102,453

Lawrence, MA $102,405

Bakersfield, CA $102,134

Riverside, CA $101,999

New Bedford, MA $101,999

Richland, WA $101,902

Portsmouth, NH $101,825

Vineland, NJ $101,805

San Bernardino, CA $101,728

Boulder, CO $101,457

Worcester, MA $101,380

Portland, OR $101,293

Saint Paul, MN $101,177

Minneapolis, MN $101,177

Philadelphia, PA $101,042

Honolulu, HI $100,529

Springfield, MA $100,191

Providence, RI $100,181

Chicago, IL $99,901

Bellingham, WA $99,785

Baltimore, MD $99,679

Chico, CA $99,437

Wilmington, DE $99,273

Pittsfield, MA $99,176

Manchester, NH $98,992

Spokane, WA $98,567

Denver, CO $98,557

Albany, NY $98,103

Troy, NY $98,064

Schenectady, NY $97,861

Burlington, VT $97,649

Portland, ME $97,310

Salem, OR $97,233

Yakima, WA $97,214

Ann Arbor, MI $97,185

Rochester, MN $96,914

Fresno, CA $96,866

Reno, NV $96,866

Milwaukee, WI $96,779

Detroit, MI $96,682

Allentown, PA $96,653

Carson City, NV $96,643

Houston, TX $96,498

Colorado Springs, CO $96,489

Syracuse, NY $96,440

Eugene, OR $96,257

Bismarck, ND $96,141

Gary, IN $96,141

Galveston, TX $96,141

Springfield, OR $96,063

Medford, OR $95,831

Fort Collins, CO $95,792

Austin, TX $95,715

Mesa, AZ $95,512

Phoenix, AZ $95,493

Dallas, TX $95,464

Reading, PA $95,406

Saint Cloud, MN $95,367

Concord, NH $95,280

Madison, WI $95,241

Utica, NY $94,980

Raleigh, NC $94,903

Las Vegas, NV $94,893

Rochester, NY $94,826

Des Moines, IA $94,816

Atlanta, GA $94,661

Battle Creek, MI $94,632

Salt Lake City, UT $94,603

Lancaster, PA $94,458

Champaign, IL $94,439

Harrisburg, PA $94,323

Durham, NC $94,236

Kansas City, MO $94,226

Kansas City, KS $94,207

Fort Worth, TX $94,197

Boca Raton, FL $94,159

Cleveland, OH $94,149

Columbus, OH $94,130

Pittsburgh, PA $94,120

Richmond, VA $94,081

Indianapolis, IN $94,062

Cincinnati, OH $93,936

Petersburg, VA $93,791

Billings, MT $93,579

Lansing, MI $93,579

Huntsville, AL $93,579

Lebanon, PA $93,569

Dayton, OH $93,559

Pueblo, CO $93,559

Appleton, WI $93,530

Buffalo, NY $93,492

Racine, WI $93,443

Charlotte, NC $93,434

Saint Louis, MO $93,405

Springfield, IL $93,366

Elkhart, IN $93,347

York, PA $93,347

Gastonia, NC $93,337

Benton Harbor, MI $93,337

Beaumont, TX $93,279

Lorain, OH $93,260

Toledo, OH $93,221

Binghamton, NY $93,173

Rock Hill, SC $93,163

Rockford, IL $93,115

Fargo, ND $93,066

Elyria, OH $93,066

Flagstaff, AZ $92,999

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,941

Miami, FL $92,883

Duluth, MN $92,728

Bangor, ME $92,602

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,496

Louisville, KY $92,448

Grand Rapids, MI $92,428

Hialeah, FL $92,419

Casper, WY $92,283

Scranton, PA $92,167

New Orleans, LA $92,138

Virginia Beach, VA $92,129

Akron, OH $92,080

Peoria, IL $91,955

Sarasota, FL $91,935

Green Bay, WI $91,868

Baton Rouge, LA $91,819

Charleston, SC $91,800

Nashville, TN $91,771

Jamestown, NY $91,752

Davenport, IA $91,752

Tucson, AZ $91,703

Cheyenne, WY $91,674

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,645

Tampa, FL $91,626

Omaha, NE $91,607

Port Arthur, TX $91,568

Evansville, IN $91,568

Bradenton, FL $91,529

Santa Fe, NM $91,355

Orlando, FL $91,259

Clearwater, FL $91,152

Canton, OH $90,949

La Crosse, WI $90,949

Grand Forks, ND $90,920

Albuquerque, NM $90,891

Tulsa, OK $90,891

Newport News, VA $90,882

High Point, NC $90,853

Ogden, UT $90,814

Corpus Christi, TX $90,737

Laramie, WY $90,679

Norfolk, VA $90,679

Rock Island, IL $90,621

Saginaw, MI $90,601

Jacksonville, FL $90,592

Salisbury, NC $90,572

Memphis, TN $90,553

Moline, IL $90,505

Fort Myers, FL $90,476

Waterloo, IA $90,350

Spartanburg, SC $90,253

Lincoln, NE $90,205

Fort Wayne, IN $90,185

Birmingham, AL $90,079

Cedar Falls, IA $90,060

Provo, UT $90,050

Springfield, OH $90,040

San Antonio, TX $90,021

Greensboro, NC $89,982

South Bend, IN $89,973

Winston Salem, NC $89,963

Boise, ID $89,934

Savannah, GA $89,866

Muskegon, MI $89,692

Lima, OH $89,576

Lake Charles, LA $89,538

Anderson, IN $89,518

Lexington, KY $89,489

Augusta, GA $89,460

Greenville, SC $89,460

Wichita, KS $89,373

Tuscaloosa, AL $89,373

Columbia, SC $89,286

Bloomington, IN $89,045

Roanoke, VA $88,987

Asheville, NC $88,861

Knoxville, TN $88,697

Shreveport, LA $88,687

Wilmington, NC $88,561

Frankfort, KY $88,378

Oklahoma City, OK $88,310

Chillicothe, OH $88,271

Longview, TX $88,262

Topeka, KS $88,233

Mobile, AL $88,088

Terre Haute, IN $88,049

Erie, PA $88,039

Altoona, PA $87,991

Melbourne, FL $87,962

Amarillo, TX $87,923

Killeen, TX $87,894

Fayetteville, AR $87,817

Sioux Falls, SD $87,749

Chattanooga, TN $87,691

Idaho Falls, ID $87,682

Gainesville, FL $87,479

Portsmouth, OH $87,430

Little Rock, AR $87,411

Lynchburg, VA $87,411

Lafayette, LA $87,372

Youngstown, OH $87,372

Temple, TX $87,334

Daytona Beach, FL $87,314

Clarksville, TN $87,305

Pensacola, FL $87,295

Hopkinsville, KY $87,005

Charleston, WV $86,995

Florence, SC $86,947

Sioux City, IA $86,889

Macon, GA $86,609

Tallahassee, FL $86,599

Fayetteville, NC $86,580

Waco, TX $86,560

Wichita Falls, TX $86,560

Pine Bluff, AR $86,522

Vincennes, IN $86,338

Lubbock, TX $86,299

Great Falls, MT $86,241

Alamogordo, NM $86,232

Abilene, TX $86,154

Rapid City, SD $86,029

Monroe, LA $86,029

Albany, GA $85,971

Huntington, WV $85,961

Jackson, MS $85,951

Greenville, MS $85,942

Parkersburg, WV $85,845

Montgomery, AL $85,826

Johnstown, PA $85,806

Springfield, MO $85,729

Biloxi, MS $85,681

Sumter, SC $85,478

Columbus, GA $85,468

Twin Falls, ID $85,410

Pascagoula, MS $85,284

Kingsport, TN $85,033

Gulfport, MS $85,004

Alexandria, LA $84,685

Fort Smith, AR $84,443

El Paso, TX $84,182

Helena, MT $84,056

Las Cruces, NM $83,747

Harlingen, TX $83,476

Pocatello, ID $83,389

Florence, AL $83,360

Brownsville, TX $83,341

Dothan, AL $83,186

Mcallen, TX $83,138

Columbus, MS $82,423

Altus, OK $81,978

Lawton, OK $81,794

Pierre, SD $81,446

What Skills Can Increase a Driver Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 14.66% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 4.71% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Microsoft Outlook (Mentioned in 2.62% Job Postings): Is a personal information manager software included as part of the windows version of Microsoft Office. In addition to the e-mail function, functions such as calendar, contact management, task management, memo, and to do list are implemented.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	14.66%
Preventative Maintenance	4.71%
Microsoft Outlook	2.62%

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 Driver Manager's salary.

Situational Adaptability: Can increase your salary by up to 35%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Situational Adaptability	$130,507	35%
Collaboration	$105,373	9%
Commitment	$105,373	9%
Economics	$103,439	7%
Supply Chain	$101,506	5%
Container	$100,539	4%

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How Education impacts a Driver Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Driver Managers 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 Driver Manager with a No Diploma is between $97,197 and $106,752).

Driver Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Driver Manager

No Diploma 45.7%

High School 45.7%

Associates 13.0%

Bachelors 34.8%

Masters 6.5%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	45.7%
High School	45.7%
Associates	13.0%
Bachelors	34.8%
Masters	6.5%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Driver Manager'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 April 01, 2026

$85,072

Average $96,672/year

$111,357

$7,089

Average $8,056/month

$9,280

$1,636

Average $1,859/week

$2,141

$41

Average $46/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,357	$9,280	$2,141	$54
Average	$96,672	$8,056	$1,859	$46
25th Percentile	$85,072	$7,089	$1,636	$41

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Salary Trends for Driver Manager

Salaries for a Driver Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $103,428 in 2023 to around $103,530 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Driver Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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