OTR Driver Salary in Vermont

How much does an OTR Driver make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an OTR Driver in Vermont is $65,472 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,547
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,221 to $72,839
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,351

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OTR Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,839	$6,070	$1,401	$35
Average	$65,472	$5,456	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$61,221	$5,102	$1,177	$29

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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:

Adamant: $67,016
Barre: $67,117
Cabot: $66,969

Adamant, VT $67,016 Barre, VT $67,117 Cabot, VT $66,969 Calais, VT $67,028 East Barre, VT $67,015 East Calais, VT $67,016 East Montpelier, VT $67,061 Eden, VT $66,972

Eden Mills, VT $66,911 Graniteville, VT $67,113 Hyde Park, VT $67,071 Johnson, VT $67,155 Lake Elmore, VT $66,996 Marshfield, VT $66,981 Moretown, VT $67,160 Morrisville, VT $67,152

Moscow, VT $67,186 Northfield, VT $67,078 Northfield Falls, VT $67,392 North Hyde Park, VT $67,066 North Montpelier, VT $66,999 Plainfield, VT $66,989 Roxbury, VT $66,876 South Barre, VT $67,195

Waterbury, VT $67,179 Stowe, VT $67,189 Waitsfield, VT $67,151 Warren, VT $67,026 Washington, VT $66,895 Waterbury Center, VT $67,177 Websterville, VT $67,102 Williamstown, VT $67,024

Wolcott, VT $66,987 Woodbury, VT $66,921 Worcester, VT $66,988 Rutland, VT $66,986 Belmont, VT $66,779 Benson, VT $66,779 Bomoseen, VT $66,884 Brandon, VT $66,933

Bridport, VT $66,941 Castleton, VT $66,897 Center Rutland, VT $66,943 Chittenden, VT $66,789 Cuttingsville, VT $66,765 Danby, VT $66,879 East Middlebury, VT $66,977 East Poultney, VT $66,887

East Wallingford, VT $66,814 Fair Haven, VT $66,838 Florence, VT $66,815 Forest Dale, VT $66,936 Gaysville, VT $66,511 Granville, VT $66,825 Hancock, VT $66,815 Hydeville, VT $66,892

Killington, VT $66,807 Middlebury, VT $67,081 Middletown Springs, VT $66,851 Mount Holly, VT $66,789 North Clarendon, VT $66,887 Orwell, VT $66,879 Pawlet, VT $66,903 Pittsfield, VT $66,846

Pittsford, VT $66,910 Poultney, VT $66,897 Proctor, VT $66,971 Ripton, VT $66,894 Rochester, VT $66,859 Rupert, VT $66,853 Salisbury, VT $66,959 Shoreham, VT $66,903

Stockbridge, VT $66,784 Wallingford, VT $66,820 Wells, VT $66,906 West Pawlet, VT $66,929 West Rupert, VT $66,913 West Rutland, VT $66,872 Whiting, VT $66,905 Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,977

Albany, VT $66,939 Barnet, VT $66,906 Barton, VT $66,931 Beebe Plain, VT $66,951 Concord, VT $66,843 Coventry, VT $67,029 Craftsbury, VT $66,958 Craftsbury Common, VT $66,961

Danville, VT $66,921 Derby, VT $66,951 Derby Line, VT $66,901 East Burke, VT $66,899 East Charleston, VT $66,906 East Hardwick, VT $66,942 East Haven, VT $66,753 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,976

Glover, VT $66,911 Granby, VT $66,671 Greensboro, VT $66,889 Greensboro Bend, VT $66,931 Hardwick, VT $67,005 Irasburg, VT $66,915 Island Pond, VT $66,805 Lowell, VT $66,892

Lower Waterford, VT $66,969 Lyndon, VT $66,957 Lyndon Center, VT $67,032 Lyndonville, VT $66,959 Morgan, VT $66,839 Newport, VT $66,991 Newport Center, VT $66,906 North Concord, VT $66,731

North Troy, VT $66,915 Orleans, VT $66,890 Passumpsic, VT $66,981 Peacham, VT $66,847 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $66,983 Sheffield, VT $66,865 Sutton, VT $66,859 Troy, VT $66,922

West Burke, VT $66,904 West Charleston, VT $66,873 West Danville, VT $66,925 Westfield, VT $66,871 West Glover, VT $66,917 Averill, VT $66,528 Beecher Falls, VT $66,959 Canaan, VT $66,793

Gilman, VT $67,087 Guildhall, VT $66,704 Lunenburg, VT $66,850 Norton, VT $66,661 North Bennington, VT $67,406 North Pownal, VT $67,542 Pownal, VT $67,580 White River Junction, VT $66,969

Ascutney, VT $67,000 Barnard, VT $66,817 Bethel, VT $66,858 Bradford, VT $66,928 Bridgewater, VT $66,885 Bridgewater Corners, VT $66,752 Brookfield, VT $66,923 Brownsville, VT $66,887

Chelsea, VT $66,885 Corinth, VT $66,867 East Corinth, VT $66,895 East Randolph, VT $66,907 East Ryegate, VT $66,849 East Thetford, VT $66,932 Fairlee, VT $66,860 Groton, VT $66,878

Hartford, VT $67,143 Hartland, VT $66,908 Hartland Four Corners, VT $66,905 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,077 Newbury, VT $66,870 North Hartland, VT $66,955 North Pomfret, VT $66,841 North Thetford, VT $66,931

Norwich, VT $66,917 Plymouth, VT $66,704 Post Mills, VT $66,916 Quechee, VT $66,985 Randolph, VT $66,973 Randolph Center, VT $66,939 Reading, VT $66,760 Sharon, VT $66,857

South Pomfret, VT $66,793 South Royalton, VT $66,876 South Ryegate, VT $66,889 South Strafford, VT $66,873 South Woodstock, VT $66,777 Strafford, VT $66,815 Taftsville, VT $66,991 Thetford, VT $66,932

Thetford Center, VT $66,862 Topsham, VT $66,842 Tunbridge, VT $66,855 Vershire, VT $66,823 Wells River, VT $66,894 West Fairlee, VT $67,017 West Hartford, VT $66,842 West Newbury, VT $66,868

West Topsham, VT $66,895 Wilder, VT $67,146 Windsor, VT $66,935 Woodstock, VT $66,853 Bellows Falls, VT $67,097 Cambridgeport, VT $67,021 Cavendish, VT $66,798 Chester, VT $66,865

Chester Depot, VT $66,841 Grafton, VT $66,814 Londonderry, VT $66,934 Ludlow, VT $66,833 North Springfield, VT $67,066 Perkinsville, VT $66,884 Peru, VT $66,864 Proctorsville, VT $66,809

Saxtons River, VT $67,083 South Londonderry, VT $66,975 Springfield, VT $67,033 Westminster, VT $67,097 Westminster Station, VT $67,101 Weston, VT $66,795 Shaftsbury, VT $67,325 Brattleboro, VT $67,234

Bondville, VT $66,956 East Dover, VT $67,092 Jacksonville, VT $67,261 Jamaica, VT $66,957 Marlboro, VT $67,567 Newfane, VT $67,048 Putney, VT $67,034 Readsboro, VT $67,575

South Newfane, VT $67,071 Stamford, VT $67,526 Townshend, VT $66,987 Vernon, VT $67,440 Wardsboro, VT $67,036 West Dover, VT $67,146 West Dummerston, VT $67,065 West Halifax, VT $67,168

West Townshend, VT $66,897 West Wardsboro, VT $66,899 Whitingham, VT $67,237 Williamsville, VT $67,065 Wilmington, VT $67,196 Burlington, VT $67,380 South Burlington, VT $67,376 Winooski, VT $67,380

Colchester, VT $67,380 Alburgh, VT $67,043 Bakersfield, VT $67,143 Belvidere Center, VT $66,899 Bristol, VT $67,157 Cambridge, VT $67,237 Charlotte, VT $67,288 East Berkshire, VT $67,078

East Fairfield, VT $67,178 Enosburg Falls, VT $66,993 Essex, VT $67,328 Essex Junction, VT $67,333 Fairfax, VT $67,241 Fairfield, VT $67,177 Ferrisburgh, VT $67,213 Franklin, VT $66,997

Grand Isle, VT $67,248 Highgate Center, VT $67,053 Highgate Springs, VT $67,087 Hinesburg, VT $67,287 Huntington, VT $67,236 Isle La Motte, VT $67,127 Jeffersonville, VT $67,191 Jericho, VT $67,272

Jonesville, VT $67,286 Milton, VT $67,304 Monkton, VT $67,233 Montgomery, VT $66,993 Montgomery Center, VT $66,911 New Haven, VT $67,149 North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,243 North Hero, VT $67,177

Richford, VT $66,981 Richmond, VT $67,279 Saint Albans, VT $67,207 Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,198 Shelburne, VT $67,350 Sheldon, VT $67,127 Sheldon Springs, VT $67,291 South Hero, VT $67,309

Starksboro, VT $67,196 Swanton, VT $67,115 Underhill, VT $67,257 Underhill Center, VT $67,259 Vergennes, VT $67,128 Waterville, VT $67,151 Westford, VT $67,290 Williston, VT $67,341

Montpelier, VT $67,106 Bennington, VT $67,455 Arlington, VT $67,217 Dorset, VT $66,956 East Arlington, VT $66,931 East Dorset, VT $66,957 Manchester, VT $67,138 Manchester Center, VT $67,094

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	$87,077	$42.0	33%
Pharmaceuticals	$83,804	$40.0	28%
Software & Networking	$82,494	$40.0	26%
Internet	$77,911	$37.0	19%
Chemicals	$70,055	$34.0	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

$61,221

Average $65,472/year

$72,839

$5,102

Average $5,456/month

$6,070

$1,177

Average $1,259/week

$1,401

$29

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,839	$6,070	$1,401	$35
Average	$65,472	$5,456	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$61,221	$5,102	$1,177	$29

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