OTR Driver Salary in Maryland

How much does an OTR Driver make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an OTR Driver in Maryland is $68,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,567
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,315 to $76,520
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,249

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OTR Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,520	$6,377	$1,472	$37
Average	$68,780	$5,732	$1,323	$33
25th Percentile	$64,315	$5,360	$1,237	$31

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Key Factors That Influence OTR Driver Salaries

An OTR 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 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:

District of Columbia: $73,857.
California: $73,576.
Massachusetts: $72,596.

District of Columbia $73,857 California $73,576 Massachusetts $72,596 Washington $72,329 New Jersey $72,302 Alaska $72,209 Connecticut $71,288 New York $70,915

Hawaii $69,721 Rhode Island $69,161 Maryland $68,780 Minnesota $68,260 Colorado $68,060 Illinois $67,993 Oregon $67,740 Delaware $67,553

New Hampshire $67,436 Virginia $67,173 Pennsylvania $66,406 Nevada $66,019 North Dakota $65,892 Michigan $65,692 Wisconsin $65,618 Vermont $65,472

Texas $65,065 Maine $65,038 Arizona $64,998 Ohio $64,951 Georgia $64,338 Indiana $64,031 Wyoming $63,971 Utah $63,877

Iowa $63,837 Kansas $63,517 Louisiana $63,424 North Carolina $63,391 Missouri $63,377 Florida $63,117 Montana $62,977 Nebraska $62,844

Kentucky $62,770 South Carolina $62,503 Tennessee $62,337 Idaho $62,270 New Mexico $61,783 Oklahoma $61,676 Alabama $61,283 South Dakota $60,622

Arkansas $60,262 West Virginia $60,069 Mississippi $59,488

Top Paying Cities for OTR 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:

Owings: $70,820
Riverdale: $73,354
College Park: $73,270

Owings, MD $70,820 Riverdale, MD $73,354 College Park, MD $73,270 Fort Washington, MD $73,222 Oxon Hill, MD $73,433 Suitland, MD $73,410 District Heights, MD $73,373 Temple Hills, MD $73,411

Deale, MD $70,492 Dunkirk, MD $71,238 Fort George G Meade, MD $69,603 Friendship, MD $70,716 Fulton, MD $70,529 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $73,162 Savage, MD $69,707 Shady Side, MD $69,936

Galesville, MD $70,244 Greenbelt, MD $73,016 Glenn Dale, MD $72,209 Upper Marlboro, MD $72,279 Harwood, MD $70,514 Highland, MD $70,465 West River, MD $70,527 Tracys Landing, MD $70,577

Hyattsville, MD $73,413 Jessup, MD $69,365 Bethesda, MD $73,434 Glen Echo, MD $73,421 Chevy Chase, MD $73,426 Cabin John, MD $73,406 Olney, MD $71,753 Brookeville, MD $70,413

Poolesville, MD $71,033 Barnesville, MD $70,044 Beallsville, MD $70,173 Boyds, MD $70,710 Dickerson, MD $70,092 Rockville, MD $72,597 Potomac, MD $72,807 Derwood, MD $71,827

Sandy Spring, MD $71,409 Ashton, MD $71,251 Brinklow, MD $70,722 Burtonsville, MD $71,550 Montgomery Village, MD $70,964 Kensington, MD $73,365 Garrett Park, MD $73,278 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $72,703

Silver Spring, MD $73,322 Takoma Park, MD $73,418 Aberdeen, MD $67,249 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $67,235 Abingdon, MD $67,755 Gunpowder, MD $68,163 Arnold, MD $68,958 Baldwin, MD $68,036

Bel Air, MD $67,470 Belcamp, MD $67,568 Benson, MD $67,161 Boring, MD $67,309 Brooklandville, MD $68,698 Butler, MD $67,942 Chase, MD $68,478 Churchville, MD $66,966

Clarksville, MD $69,717 Cockeysville, MD $68,072 Hunt Valley, MD $68,357 Crownsville, MD $69,424 Darlington, MD $66,374 Davidsonville, MD $70,437 Dayton, MD $69,673 Edgewater, MD $69,792

Edgewood, MD $67,961 Ellicott City, MD $68,834 Columbia, MD $69,349 Fallston, MD $67,784 Finksburg, MD $67,807 Forest Hill, MD $67,103 Fork, MD $68,266 Fort Howard, MD $68,697

Freeland, MD $65,755 Gambrills, MD $69,686 Gibson Island, MD $68,735 Glen Arm, MD $68,518 Glen Burnie, MD $68,816 Glyndon, MD $68,158 Hampstead, MD $66,591 Elkridge, MD $68,892

Hanover, MD $68,931 Harmans, MD $68,928 Havre De Grace, MD $66,813 Hydes, MD $68,271 Jarrettsville, MD $66,880 Joppa, MD $68,134 Kingsville, MD $68,285 Lineboro, MD $65,587

Linthicum Heights, MD $68,827 Long Green, MD $68,405 Spencerville, MD $71,444 Clarksburg, MD $69,881 Damascus, MD $69,279 Germantown, MD $71,350 Annapolis, MD $69,491 Cumberland, MD $63,126

Accident, MD $63,021 Barton, MD $63,317 Bittinger, MD $63,198 Bloomington, MD $63,423 Corriganville, MD $62,725 Eckhart Mines, MD $63,072 Ellerslie, MD $62,805 Flintstone, MD $63,142

Friendsville, MD $63,003 Frostburg, MD $62,986 Grantsville, MD $62,988 Kitzmiller, MD $62,993 Lonaconing, MD $63,203 Luke, MD $63,428 Mc Henry, MD $63,027 Midland, MD $63,415

Midlothian, MD $62,994 Mount Savage, MD $62,706 Oakland, MD $62,844 Oldtown, MD $63,228 Pinto, MD $63,344 Rawlings, MD $63,365 Spring Gap, MD $63,304 Swanton, MD $63,151

Westernport, MD $63,425 Easton, MD $68,113 Barclay, MD $67,544 Bethlehem, MD $67,631 Betterton, MD $67,594 Bozman, MD $68,694 Cambridge, MD $67,634 Centreville, MD $68,184

Chester, MD $68,710 Chestertown, MD $67,911 Church Creek, MD $67,528 Church Hill, MD $67,819 Claiborne, MD $68,817 Cordova, MD $67,882 Crapo, MD $66,933 Crocheron, MD $66,450

Crumpton, MD $67,467 Denton, MD $67,528 East New Market, MD $67,365 Federalsburg, MD $67,352 Fishing Creek, MD $67,181 Galena, MD $67,285 Goldsboro, MD $67,398 Grasonville, MD $68,580

Greensboro, MD $67,411 Henderson, MD $67,473 Hillsboro, MD $67,931 Hurlock, MD $67,380 Ingleside, MD $67,598 Kennedyville, MD $67,405 Mcdaniel, MD $68,790 Madison, MD $68,053

Marydel, MD $67,287 Massey, MD $67,301 Millington, MD $67,396 Neavitt, MD $68,780 Newcomb, MD $68,305 Oxford, MD $67,968 Preston, MD $67,606 Price, MD $67,865

Queen Anne, MD $68,043 Queenstown, MD $68,430 Rhodesdale, MD $66,977 Ridgely, MD $67,677 Rock Hall, MD $68,325 Royal Oak, MD $68,179 Saint Michaels, MD $68,641 Secretary, MD $67,622

Sherwood, MD $69,199 Deal Island, MD $65,941 Eden, MD $66,071 Ewell, MD $65,735 Fruitland, MD $66,298 Girdletree, MD $65,584 Hebron, MD $66,236 Linkwood, MD $67,170

Manokin, MD $65,853 Mardela Springs, MD $66,474 Marion Station, MD $65,622 Nanticoke, MD $66,206 Newark, MD $65,931 Ocean City, MD $66,248 Parsonsburg, MD $66,115 Pittsville, MD $66,117

Pocomoke City, MD $65,707 Powellville, MD $66,084 Princess Anne, MD $66,023 Quantico, MD $66,105 Rehobeth, MD $65,602 Sharptown, MD $66,839 Showell, MD $66,116 Snow Hill, MD $65,882

Stockton, MD $65,488 Tyaskin, MD $66,041 Tylerton, MD $65,813 Upper Fairmount, MD $66,014 Vienna, MD $66,615 Westover, MD $65,853 Whaleyville, MD $66,081 Willards, MD $66,107

Delmar, MD $66,283 North East, MD $66,874 Perry Point, MD $66,777 Perryville, MD $66,752 Port Deposit, MD $66,587 Rising Sun, MD $66,369 Warwick, MD $67,270 Cecilton, MD $67,224

Charlestown, MD $66,865 Chesapeake City, MD $67,223 Childs, MD $67,133 Stevensville, MD $68,886 Colora, MD $66,310 Conowingo, MD $66,198 Earleville, MD $67,160 Elk Mills, MD $67,155

Elkton, MD $67,107 Georgetown, MD $67,210 Lutherville Timonium, MD $68,642 Abell, MD $67,959 Accokeek, MD $72,621 Aquasco, MD $70,824 Avenue, MD $68,067 Barstow, MD $69,978

Bel Alton, MD $70,325 Benedict, MD $70,277 Brandywine, MD $71,933 Broomes Island, MD $69,184 Bryans Road, MD $72,479 Bryantown, MD $71,168 Bushwood, MD $68,117 California, MD $68,059

Callaway, MD $67,584 Chaptico, MD $68,764 Charlotte Hall, MD $69,801 Cheltenham, MD $72,606 Clements, MD $68,764 Cobb Island, MD $68,147 Coltons Point, MD $67,827 Compton, MD $68,197

Dameron, MD $66,722 Dowell, MD $68,271 Drayden, MD $66,883 Faulkner, MD $69,949 Great Mills, MD $67,693 Helen, MD $69,407 Hollywood, MD $68,461 Hughesville, MD $70,693

Huntingtown, MD $70,403 Indian Head, MD $70,842 Ironsides, MD $70,556 Issue, MD $68,516 La Plata, MD $71,042 Leonardtown, MD $67,945 Lexington Park, MD $67,486 Loveville, MD $68,658

Lusby, MD $68,398 Marbury, MD $71,410 Mechanicsville, MD $69,393 Morganza, MD $68,987 Mount Victoria, MD $68,194 Nanjemoy, MD $69,726 Newburg, MD $69,027 Park Hall, MD $67,287

Patuxent River, MD $67,643 Piney Point, MD $66,987 Pomfret, MD $71,814 Port Republic, MD $69,561 Port Tobacco, MD $70,780 Prince Frederick, MD $69,983 Ridge, MD $66,427 Rock Point, MD $69,002

Saint Inigoes, MD $66,640 Saint Leonard, MD $69,225 Saint Marys City, MD $67,274 Scotland, MD $65,987 Solomons, MD $68,209 Sunderland, MD $70,543 Tall Timbers, MD $67,072 Valley Lee, MD $67,099

Welcome, MD $70,340 White Plains, MD $71,821 Southern Md Facility, MD $72,698 Annapolis Junction, MD $69,522 Lanham, MD $72,973 Beltsville, MD $72,869 Laurel, MD $71,281 Bladensburg, MD $73,401

Lothian, MD $71,240 Mount Rainier, MD $73,436 North Beach, MD $70,251 Bowie, MD $71,269 Brentwood, MD $73,431 Capitol Heights, MD $73,399 Chesapeake Beach, MD $70,215 Churchton, MD $70,231

Clinton, MD $72,985 Still Pond, MD $67,598 Sudlersville, MD $67,472 Taylors Island, MD $68,071 Templeville, MD $67,291 Tilghman, MD $69,044 Toddville, MD $66,603 Trappe, MD $67,676

Wingate, MD $66,864 Wittman, MD $68,816 Woolford, MD $67,790 Worton, MD $67,830 Wye Mills, MD $68,311 Frederick, MD $67,538 Adamstown, MD $68,942 Big Pool, MD $64,040

Boonsboro, MD $66,322 Braddock Heights, MD $67,504 Brownsville, MD $67,306 Brunswick, MD $67,929 Buckeystown, MD $68,428 Burkittsville, MD $67,415 Cascade, MD $65,718 Cavetown, MD $65,635

Chewsville, MD $65,736 Clear Spring, MD $64,857 Cooksville, MD $68,805 Emmitsburg, MD $65,937 Fairplay, MD $65,895 Funkstown, MD $65,889 Glenelg, MD $69,533 Glenwood, MD $69,193

Hagerstown, MD $65,555 Hancock, MD $63,725 Ijamsville, MD $68,772 Jefferson, MD $67,996 Keedysville, MD $66,532 Keymar, MD $66,498 Knoxville, MD $67,572 Ladiesburg, MD $66,738

Libertytown, MD $67,352 Lisbon, MD $68,814 Little Orleans, MD $63,372 Maugansville, MD $65,317 Middletown, MD $67,255 Monrovia, MD $68,622 Mount Airy, MD $68,210 Myersville, MD $66,382

New Market, MD $67,934 New Midway, MD $66,736 New Windsor, MD $67,340 Point Of Rocks, MD $68,811 Rocky Ridge, MD $66,292 Rohrersville, MD $66,985 Sabillasville, MD $65,807 Saint James, MD $65,905

Sharpsburg, MD $66,433 Smithsburg, MD $65,694 Sykesville, MD $68,386 Taneytown, MD $66,095 Thurmont, MD $66,367 Tuscarora, MD $69,074 Union Bridge, MD $67,066 Unionville, MD $67,390

Walkersville, MD $67,152 West Friendship, MD $68,956 Williamsport, MD $65,627 Woodbine, MD $68,806 Woodsboro, MD $66,833 Salisbury, MD $66,284 Allen, MD $66,193 Berlin, MD $66,123

Bishopville, MD $66,138 Bivalve, MD $66,381 Manchester, MD $65,790 Marriottsville, MD $68,660 Maryland Line, MD $65,587 Mayo, MD $69,638 Millersville, MD $69,070 Monkton, MD $67,445

Odenton, MD $69,768 Crofton, MD $70,167 Owings Mills, MD $68,523 Parkton, MD $66,410 Pasadena, MD $68,754 Perry Hall, MD $68,568 Perryman, MD $67,425 Phoenix, MD $68,207

Pylesville, MD $66,014 Randallstown, MD $68,629 Reisterstown, MD $68,361 Riderwood, MD $68,774 Riva, MD $69,904 Severn, MD $69,059 Severna Park, MD $68,966 Simpsonville, MD $69,638

Sparks Glencoe, MD $67,654 Crisfield, MD $65,783 Stevenson, MD $68,674 Dhs, MD $72,639 Waldorf, MD $71,780 Street, MD $66,315 Upperco, MD $67,253 Upper Falls, MD $68,353

Westminster, MD $67,256 Whiteford, MD $65,988 White Hall, MD $66,321 White Marsh, MD $68,504 Woodstock, MD $68,691 Baltimore, MD $68,780 Towson, MD $68,772 Gwynn Oak, MD $68,795

Pikesville, MD $68,746 Sparrows Point, MD $68,706 Middle River, MD $68,564 Essex, MD $68,726 Dundalk, MD $68,792 Brooklyn, MD $68,793 Curtis Bay, MD $68,807 Halethorpe, MD $68,802

Catonsville, MD $68,836 Parkville, MD $68,762 Nottingham, MD $68,692 Rosedale, MD $68,780 Windsor Mill, MD $68,758 Gaithersburg, MD $71,677 Washington Grove, MD $71,714

OTR Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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	$91,478	$44.0	33%
Pharmaceuticals	$88,039	$42.0	28%
Software & Networking	$86,663	$42.0	26%
Internet	$81,849	$39.0	19%
Chemicals	$73,595	$35.0	7%

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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$64,315

Average $68,780/year

$76,520

$5,360

Average $5,732/month

$6,377

$1,237

Average $1,323/week

$1,472

$31

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,520	$6,377	$1,472	$37
Average	$68,780	$5,732	$1,323	$33
25th Percentile	$64,315	$5,360	$1,237	$31

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