An OTR Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do OTR 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 OTR Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $84,129
San Francisco: $83,208
Oakland: $81,455
San Jose, CA$84,129
San Francisco, CA$83,208
Oakland, CA$81,455
New York, NY$76,798
Paramus, NJ$75,864
Queens Village, NY$75,861
Passaic, NJ$75,798
Bergenfield, NJ$75,792
Stamford, CT$75,645
Huntington, NY$75,618
Newark, NJ$75,125
Bridgeport, CT$74,984
Vallejo, CA$74,851
New Brunswick, NJ$74,825
Petaluma, CA$74,785
Middlesex, NJ$74,658
Somerset, NJ$74,611
Santa Cruz, CA$74,524
Boston, MA$74,118
Monterey, CA$73,883
Seattle, WA$73,731
Santa Rosa, CA$73,717
Los Angeles, CA$73,697
Juneau, AK$73,524
Washington, DC$73,451
Orange, CA$73,213
Santa Ana, CA$73,037
Long Beach, CA$72,970
Anaheim, CA$72,957
Anchorage, AK$72,924
Santa Maria, CA$72,724
Everett, WA$72,710
Danbury, CT$72,475
Bremerton, WA$72,383
Tacoma, WA$72,143
New Suffolk, NY$72,142
Sacramento, CA$72,123
Santa Barbara, CA$72,050
Trenton, NJ$71,977
San Diego, CA$71,977
Brockton, MA$71,903
Fairbanks, AK$71,740
Lompoc, CA$71,570
Lowell, MA$71,516
Ventura, CA$71,503
Nashua, NH$71,490
Stockton, CA$71,483
Modesto, CA$70,996
Poughkeepsie, NY$70,849
Olympia, WA$70,723
Kennewick, WA$70,723
New Haven, CT$70,696
Lawrence, MA$70,456
Hartford, CT$70,389
Riverside, CA$70,376
New Bedford, MA$70,309
Richland, WA$70,309
Bakersfield, CA$70,216
San Bernardino, CA$70,189
New Britain, CT$70,182
Atlantic City, NJ$70,182
New London, CT$70,156
Norwich, CT$70,136
Portsmouth, NH$70,122
Boulder, CO$69,981
Portland, OR$69,889
Worcester, MA$69,882
Minneapolis, MN$69,675
Philadelphia, PA$69,582
Honolulu, HI$69,362
Saint Paul, MN$69,330
Vineland, NJ$69,315
Providence, RI$69,122
Chicago, IL$68,928
Bellingham, WA$68,848
Springfield, MA$68,795
Baltimore, MD$68,775
Chico, CA$68,608
Pittsfield, MA$68,428
Manchester, NH$68,301
Spokane, WA$68,008
Denver, CO$68,001
Albany, NY$67,688
Troy, NY$67,661
Nassau, NY$67,590
Schenectady, NY$67,521
Wilmington, DE$67,468
Burlington, VT$67,374
Salem, OR$67,347
Portland, ME$67,141
Yakima, WA$67,074
Rochester, MN$66,867
Reno, NV$66,834
Fresno, CA$66,834
Milwaukee, WI$66,774
Detroit, MI$66,707
Ann Arbor, MI$66,696
Allentown, PA$66,687
Colorado Springs, CO$66,574
Syracuse, NY$66,540
Carson City, NV$66,540
Houston, TX$66,447
Eugene, OR$66,414
Gary, IN$66,334
Springfield, OR$66,280
Bismarck, ND$66,267
Galveston, TX$66,220
Medford, OR$66,120
Fort Collins, CO$66,094
Concord, NH$66,060
Austin, TX$66,040
Mesa, AZ$65,900
Reading, PA$65,893
Phoenix, AZ$65,887
Dallas, TX$65,867
Saint Cloud, MN$65,803
Madison, WI$65,713
Utica, NY$65,533
Rochester, NY$65,427
Des Moines, IA$65,420
Raleigh, NC$65,413
Atlanta, GA$65,313
Battle Creek, MI$65,293
Salt Lake City, UT$65,273
Lancaster, PA$65,173
Harrisburg, PA$65,080
Kansas City, MO$65,013
Champaign, IL$65,000
Kansas City, KS$65,000
Fort Worth, TX$64,993
Columbus, OH$64,982
Boca Raton, FL$64,966
Pittsburgh, PA$64,940
Richmond, VA$64,913
Indianapolis, IN$64,900
Cleveland, OH$64,893
Las Vegas, NV$64,813
Cincinnati, OH$64,813
Petersburg, VA$64,713
Huntsville, AL$64,613
Lansing, MI$64,568
Lebanon, PA$64,559
Pueblo, CO$64,553
Appleton, WI$64,533
Buffalo, NY$64,506
Dayton, OH$64,486
Racine, WI$64,473
Charlotte, NC$64,466
Saint Louis, MO$64,446
York, PA$64,406
Elkhart, IN$64,406
Gastonia, NC$64,393
Billings, MT$64,377
Beaumont, TX$64,359
Lorain, OH$64,346
Benton Harbor, MI$64,333
Toledo, OH$64,319
Binghamton, NY$64,286
Rock Hill, SC$64,279
Rockford, IL$64,246
Springfield, IL$64,219
Elyria, OH$64,213
Fargo, ND$64,213
Flagstaff, AZ$64,166
Fort Lauderdale, FL$64,126
Duluth, MN$64,086
Miami, FL$64,086
Cheyenne, WY$64,039
Grand Forks, ND$64,039
Bangor, ME$63,892
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,819
Durham, NC$63,791
Louisville, KY$63,786
Grand Rapids, MI$63,772
Hialeah, FL$63,766
Casper, WY$63,672
Scranton, PA$63,592
New Orleans, LA$63,572
Virginia Beach, VA$63,566
Akron, OH$63,532
Peoria, IL$63,446
Sarasota, FL$63,432
Nashville, TN$63,385
Omaha, NE$63,385
Green Bay, WI$63,385
Baton Rouge, LA$63,352
Charleston, SC$63,339
Jamestown, NY$63,305
Davenport, IA$63,305
Tucson, AZ$63,272
Saint Petersburg, FL$63,232
Tampa, FL$63,219
Evansville, IN$63,179
Port Arthur, TX$63,179
Bradenton, FL$63,152
Santa Fe, NM$63,032
Orlando, FL$62,912
Clearwater, FL$62,892
Canton, OH$62,752
La Crosse, WI$62,752
Albuquerque, NM$62,712
Newport News, VA$62,705
High Point, NC$62,685
Ogden, UT$62,658
Corpus Christi, TX$62,605
Norfolk, VA$62,565
Laramie, WY$62,565
Rock Island, IL$62,525
Saginaw, MI$62,512
Jacksonville, FL$62,505
Salisbury, NC$62,492
Boise, ID$62,478
Moline, IL$62,445
Fort Myers, FL$62,425
Memphis, TN$62,412
Tulsa, OK$62,378
Waterloo, IA$62,338
Spartanburg, SC$62,272
Lincoln, NE$62,238
Fort Wayne, IN$62,225
Provo, UT$62,218
Cedar Falls, IA$62,138
San Antonio, TX$62,112
Greensboro, NC$62,085
South Bend, IN$62,078
Savannah, GA$62,005
Muskegon, MI$61,978
Birmingham, AL$61,971
Winston Salem, NC$61,939
Lake Charles, LA$61,778
Anderson, IN$61,765
Lexington, KY$61,745
Augusta, GA$61,725
Greenville, SC$61,725
Lima, OH$61,671
Wichita, KS$61,665
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,665
Columbia, SC$61,605
Springfield, OH$61,591
Asheville, NC$61,485
Bloomington, IN$61,438
Knoxville, TN$61,198
Shreveport, LA$61,191
Wilmington, NC$61,104
Roanoke, VA$61,104
Topeka, KS$60,984
Frankfort, KY$60,977
Oklahoma City, OK$60,931
Chillicothe, OH$60,904
Longview, TX$60,898
Melbourne, FL$60,891
Sioux Falls, SD$60,784
Mobile, AL$60,777
Terre Haute, IN$60,751
Altoona, PA$60,711
Amarillo, TX$60,664
Killeen, TX$60,644
Fayetteville, AR$60,591
Chattanooga, TN$60,571
Sioux City, IA$60,511
Idaho Falls, ID$60,497
Lynchburg, VA$60,444
Gainesville, FL$60,357
Portsmouth, OH$60,324
Little Rock, AR$60,311
Lafayette, LA$60,284
Youngstown, OH$60,284
Daytona Beach, FL$60,244
Clarksville, TN$60,237
Pensacola, FL$60,231
Temple, TX$60,226
Hopkinsville, KY$60,030
Erie, PA$60,017
Florence, SC$59,990
Charleston, WV$59,884
Great Falls, MT$59,850
Macon, GA$59,757
Tallahassee, FL$59,750
Fayetteville, NC$59,737
Waco, TX$59,724
Helena, MT$59,677
Pine Bluff, AR$59,652
Vincennes, IN$59,570
Lubbock, TX$59,544
Alamogordo, NM$59,504
Twin Falls, ID$59,443
Rapid City, SD$59,423
Jackson, MS$59,303
Huntington, WV$59,299
Greenville, MS$59,297
Parkersburg, WV$59,229
Montgomery, AL$59,217
Wichita Falls, TX$59,150
Springfield, MO$59,150
Biloxi, MS$59,117
Monroe, LA$59,050
Johnstown, PA$59,003
Sumter, SC$58,977
Columbus, GA$58,970
Pascagoula, MS$58,843
Abilene, TX$58,843
Kingsport, TN$58,670
Albany, GA$58,670
Gulfport, MS$58,650
Alexandria, LA$58,430
Fort Smith, AR$58,263
El Paso, TX$58,083
Las Cruces, NM$57,783
Harlingen, TX$57,613
Pocatello, ID$57,603
Florence, AL$57,516
Brownsville, TX$57,503
Mcallen, TX$57,362
Dothan, AL$57,269
Columbus, MS$56,873
Altus, OK$56,562
Lawton, OK$56,435
Pierre, SD$56,195
What Skills Can Increase an OTR Driver's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 19.73% 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.
Microsoft Outlook (Mentioned in 1.76% 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.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
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 an OTR Driver's salary.
Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
For OTR 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, OTR Driver positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view OTR Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an OTR Driver
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$88,712
$43.0
33%
Pharmaceuticals
$85,377
$41.0
28%
Software & Networking
$84,043
$40.0
26%
Internet
$79,374
$38.0
19%
Chemicals
$71,370
$34.0
7%
How Education impacts an OTR Driver's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many OTR Drivers 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 an OTR Driver with a No Diploma is between
$58,145
and $62,470).
OTR Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an OTR 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.
Salaries for an OTR Driver can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $63,943 in 2023
to around $63,260 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of OTR Driver salary trends,
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Most common benefits for OTR Driver
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for OTR Driver
Here are companies hiring for OTR Driver and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about OTR Driver
1. What industry pays the highest salary for OTR Driver?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for OTR Driver roles,
with salaries approximately 33% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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