What are the main factors that influence a Load Checker's salary?

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

How does experience change a Load Checker's salary?

A Load Checker's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,473 for beginners, reaching about $49,428 at mid-level, and approach $49,877 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Load Checker?

Load Checker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Load Checker roles are District of Columbia $53,535, California $53,332, Massachusetts $52,621. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Load Checker roles make?

Salaries for Load Checker level roles vary by specialization: Quality Checker: $98,876; Load Controller: $96,428; Load Planner: $45,518; Load Builder: $42,580; LOAD COORDINATOR: $39,145.

How do different companies affect a Load Checker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Load Checker 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.

Load Checker Salary in the United States

How much does a Load Checker make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Load Checker in the United States is $48,352 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,010
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,657 to $54,454
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,472

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Load Checker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,454	$4,538	$1,047	$26
Average	$48,352	$4,029	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$42,657	$3,555	$820	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Load Checker Salaries

A Load Checker'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 Experience Level Affects Load Checker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Load Checker'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): $47,473
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,531
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,698
Expert (over 8 years): $49,877

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Load Checker	$47,473
Intermediate Level Load Checker	$48,531
Senior Level Load Checker	$49,428
Specialist Level Load Checker	$49,698
Expert Level Load Checker	$49,877

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How Do Load Checker 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 Load Checkers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,535.
California: $53,332.
Massachusetts: $52,621.

District of Columbia $53,535

California $53,332

Massachusetts $52,621

Washington $52,428

New Jersey $52,408

Alaska $52,340

Connecticut $51,673

New York $51,402

Hawaii $50,537

Rhode Island $50,131

Maryland $49,855

Minnesota $49,478

Colorado $49,333

Illinois $49,285

Oregon $49,101

Delaware $48,966

New Hampshire $48,880

Virginia $48,690

Pennsylvania $48,134

Nevada $47,853

North Dakota $47,762

Michigan $47,617

Wisconsin $47,563

Vermont $47,457

Texas $47,162

Maine $47,143

Arizona $47,114

Ohio $47,080

Georgia $46,635

Indiana $46,413

Wyoming $46,369

Utah $46,301

Iowa $46,272

Kansas $46,040

Louisiana $45,973

North Carolina $45,948

Missouri $45,939

Florida $45,750

Montana $45,649

Nebraska $45,552

Kentucky $45,499

South Carolina $45,305

Tennessee $45,184

Idaho $45,136

New Mexico $44,783

Oklahoma $44,706

Alabama $44,421

South Dakota $43,942

Arkansas $43,681

West Virginia $43,541

Mississippi $43,120

Top Paying Cities for Load Checkers

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: $60,986
San Francisco: $60,386
Oakland: $59,047

San Jose, CA $60,986

San Francisco, CA $60,386

Oakland, CA $59,047

New York, NY $56,035

Queens Village, NY $55,672

Paramus, NJ $55,285

Passaic, NJ $55,237

Bergenfield, NJ $55,188

Stamford, CT $55,116

Huntington, NY $55,068

Newark, NJ $54,753

Bridgeport, CT $54,657

New Brunswick, NJ $54,497

Vallejo, CA $54,395

Middlesex, NJ $54,366

Somerset, NJ $54,323

Petaluma, CA $54,212

Santa Cruz, CA $54,023

Boston, MA $53,926

Monterey, CA $53,685

Fairbanks, AK $53,651

Los Angeles, CA $53,559

Washington, DC $53,535

Seattle, WA $53,448

Santa Rosa, CA $53,438

Juneau, AK $53,298

Orange, CA $53,138

Anchorage, AK $53,051

Anaheim, CA $53,017

Santa Ana, CA $52,945

Nassau, NY $52,916

Long Beach, CA $52,897

Danbury, CT $52,882

Santa Maria, CA $52,718

Everett, WA $52,708

Bremerton, WA $52,471

Trenton, NJ $52,379

Sacramento, CA $52,360

San Diego, CA $52,336

Brockton, MA $52,316

Tacoma, WA $52,297

Santa Barbara, CA $52,229

Lowell, MA $52,036

New Suffolk, NY $52,017

Nashua, NH $51,959

Lompoc, CA $51,881

Ventura, CA $51,833

Stockton, CA $51,818

New Haven, CT $51,722

Atlantic City, NJ $51,596

Hartford, CT $51,490

Modesto, CA $51,465

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,359

New Britain, CT $51,335

Olympia, WA $51,267

Kennewick, WA $51,267

New London, CT $51,257

Norwich, CT $51,243

Lawrence, MA $51,219

Bakersfield, CA $51,083

Riverside, CA $51,016

New Bedford, MA $51,016

Richland, WA $50,967

Portsmouth, NH $50,929

Vineland, NJ $50,919

San Bernardino, CA $50,880

Boulder, CO $50,745

Worcester, MA $50,706

Portland, OR $50,663

Saint Paul, MN $50,605

Minneapolis, MN $50,605

Philadelphia, PA $50,537

Honolulu, HI $50,281

Springfield, MA $50,111

Providence, RI $50,107

Chicago, IL $49,966

Bellingham, WA $49,908

Baltimore, MD $49,855

Chico, CA $49,734

Wilmington, DE $49,652

Pittsfield, MA $49,604

Manchester, NH $49,512

Spokane, WA $49,299

Denver, CO $49,294

Albany, NY $49,067

Troy, NY $49,048

Schenectady, NY $48,946

Burlington, VT $48,840

Portland, ME $48,671

Salem, OR $48,632

Yakima, WA $48,622

Ann Arbor, MI $48,608

Rochester, MN $48,472

Fresno, CA $48,448

Reno, NV $48,448

Milwaukee, WI $48,405

Detroit, MI $48,356

Allentown, PA $48,342

Carson City, NV $48,337

Houston, TX $48,264

Colorado Springs, CO $48,260

Syracuse, NY $48,235

Eugene, OR $48,144

Bismarck, ND $48,086

Gary, IN $48,086

Galveston, TX $48,086

Springfield, OR $48,047

Medford, OR $47,931

Fort Collins, CO $47,912

Austin, TX $47,873

Mesa, AZ $47,771

Phoenix, AZ $47,762

Dallas, TX $47,747

Reading, PA $47,718

Saint Cloud, MN $47,699

Concord, NH $47,655

Madison, WI $47,636

Utica, NY $47,505

Raleigh, NC $47,467

Las Vegas, NV $47,462

Rochester, NY $47,428

Des Moines, IA $47,423

Atlanta, GA $47,346

Battle Creek, MI $47,331

Salt Lake City, UT $47,317

Lancaster, PA $47,244

Champaign, IL $47,235

Harrisburg, PA $47,177

Durham, NC $47,133

Kansas City, MO $47,128

Kansas City, KS $47,119

Fort Worth, TX $47,114

Boca Raton, FL $47,094

Cleveland, OH $47,090

Columbus, OH $47,080

Pittsburgh, PA $47,075

Richmond, VA $47,056

Indianapolis, IN $47,046

Cincinnati, OH $46,983

Petersburg, VA $46,911

Billings, MT $46,804

Lansing, MI $46,804

Huntsville, AL $46,804

Lebanon, PA $46,799

Dayton, OH $46,795

Pueblo, CO $46,795

Appleton, WI $46,780

Buffalo, NY $46,761

Racine, WI $46,737

Charlotte, NC $46,732

Saint Louis, MO $46,717

Springfield, IL $46,698

Elkhart, IN $46,688

York, PA $46,688

Gastonia, NC $46,683

Benton Harbor, MI $46,683

Beaumont, TX $46,654

Lorain, OH $46,645

Toledo, OH $46,625

Binghamton, NY $46,601

Rock Hill, SC $46,596

Rockford, IL $46,572

Fargo, ND $46,548

Elyria, OH $46,548

Flagstaff, AZ $46,514

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,485

Miami, FL $46,456

Duluth, MN $46,379

Bangor, ME $46,316

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,263

Louisville, KY $46,239

Grand Rapids, MI $46,229

Hialeah, FL $46,224

Casper, WY $46,156

Scranton, PA $46,098

New Orleans, LA $46,084

Virginia Beach, VA $46,079

Akron, OH $46,055

Peoria, IL $45,992

Sarasota, FL $45,982

Green Bay, WI $45,948

Baton Rouge, LA $45,924

Charleston, SC $45,915

Nashville, TN $45,900

Jamestown, NY $45,890

Davenport, IA $45,890

Tucson, AZ $45,866

Cheyenne, WY $45,852

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,837

Tampa, FL $45,828

Omaha, NE $45,818

Port Arthur, TX $45,799

Evansville, IN $45,799

Bradenton, FL $45,779

Santa Fe, NM $45,692

Orlando, FL $45,644

Clearwater, FL $45,591

Canton, OH $45,489

La Crosse, WI $45,489

Grand Forks, ND $45,475

Albuquerque, NM $45,460

Tulsa, OK $45,460

Newport News, VA $45,455

High Point, NC $45,441

Ogden, UT $45,421

Corpus Christi, TX $45,383

Laramie, WY $45,354

Norfolk, VA $45,354

Rock Island, IL $45,325

Saginaw, MI $45,315

Jacksonville, FL $45,310

Salisbury, NC $45,301

Memphis, TN $45,291

Moline, IL $45,267

Fort Myers, FL $45,252

Waterloo, IA $45,189

Spartanburg, SC $45,141

Lincoln, NE $45,117

Fort Wayne, IN $45,107

Birmingham, AL $45,054

Cedar Falls, IA $45,044

Provo, UT $45,039

Springfield, OH $45,035

San Antonio, TX $45,025

Greensboro, NC $45,006

South Bend, IN $45,001

Winston Salem, NC $44,996

Boise, ID $44,981

Savannah, GA $44,948

Muskegon, MI $44,861

Lima, OH $44,802

Lake Charles, LA $44,783

Anderson, IN $44,773

Lexington, KY $44,759

Augusta, GA $44,744

Greenville, SC $44,744

Wichita, KS $44,701

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,701

Columbia, SC $44,657

Bloomington, IN $44,537

Roanoke, VA $44,508

Asheville, NC $44,445

Knoxville, TN $44,363

Shreveport, LA $44,358

Wilmington, NC $44,295

Frankfort, KY $44,203

Oklahoma City, OK $44,169

Chillicothe, OH $44,150

Longview, TX $44,145

Topeka, KS $44,130

Mobile, AL $44,058

Terre Haute, IN $44,039

Erie, PA $44,034

Altoona, PA $44,010

Melbourne, FL $43,995

Amarillo, TX $43,976

Killeen, TX $43,961

Fayetteville, AR $43,923

Sioux Falls, SD $43,889

Chattanooga, TN $43,860

Idaho Falls, ID $43,855

Gainesville, FL $43,753

Portsmouth, OH $43,729

Little Rock, AR $43,719

Lynchburg, VA $43,719

Lafayette, LA $43,700

Youngstown, OH $43,700

Temple, TX $43,681

Daytona Beach, FL $43,671

Clarksville, TN $43,666

Pensacola, FL $43,661

Hopkinsville, KY $43,516

Charleston, WV $43,512

Florence, SC $43,487

Sioux City, IA $43,458

Macon, GA $43,318

Tallahassee, FL $43,313

Fayetteville, NC $43,304

Waco, TX $43,294

Wichita Falls, TX $43,294

Pine Bluff, AR $43,275

Vincennes, IN $43,183

Lubbock, TX $43,163

Great Falls, MT $43,134

Alamogordo, NM $43,130

Abilene, TX $43,091

Rapid City, SD $43,028

Monroe, LA $43,028

Albany, GA $42,999

Huntington, WV $42,994

Jackson, MS $42,989

Greenville, MS $42,984

Parkersburg, WV $42,936

Montgomery, AL $42,926

Johnstown, PA $42,917

Springfield, MO $42,878

Biloxi, MS $42,854

Sumter, SC $42,752

Columbus, GA $42,748

Twin Falls, ID $42,719

Pascagoula, MS $42,656

Kingsport, TN $42,530

Gulfport, MS $42,515

Alexandria, LA $42,356

Fort Smith, AR $42,235

El Paso, TX $42,104

Helena, MT $42,042

Las Cruces, NM $41,887

Harlingen, TX $41,752

Pocatello, ID $41,708

Florence, AL $41,693

Brownsville, TX $41,684

Dothan, AL $41,606

Mcallen, TX $41,582

Columbus, MS $41,224

Altus, OK $41,002

Lawton, OK $40,910

Pierre, SD $40,736

What Skills Can Increase a Load Checker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.23% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 3.9% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Python (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.23%
Computer Science	3.9%
Python	2.13%

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 Load Checker's salary.

Debugging: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Android: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Debugging	$58,505	21%
Android	$58,022	20%
Time Management	$57,055	18%
Software Development	$56,571	17%
Test Automation	$56,088	16%
Python	$56,088	16%

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Load Checker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Load Checker'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 January 01, 2026

$42,657

Average $48,352/year

$54,454

$3,555

Average $4,029/month

$4,538

$820

Average $930/week

$1,047

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,454	$4,538	$1,047	$26
Average	$48,352	$4,029	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$42,657	$3,555	$820	$21

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Salary Trends for Load Checker

Salaries for a Load Checker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,487 in 2023 to around $49,261 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Load Checker salary trends, .

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2024

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