How much does a Tanker Truck Driver make in the United States?
As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tanker Truck Driver in the United States is $48,022 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.
However, a Tanker Truck Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,591
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,738 to $53,554
Key Factors That Influence Tanker Truck Driver Salaries
A Tanker Truck 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 Experience Level Affects Tanker Truck Driver Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Tanker Truck Driver'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): $46,615
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,383
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,426
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,747
Expert (over 8 years): $50,912
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Tanker Truck Driver
$46,615
Intermediate Level Tanker Truck Driver
$47,383
Senior Level Tanker Truck Driver
$49,426
Specialist Level Tanker Truck Driver
$50,747
Expert Level Tanker Truck Driver
$50,912
$46,6150 yr
$47,383< 2 yrs
$49,4262-4 yrs
$50,7475-8 yrs
$50,912> 8 yrs
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How Do Tanker Truck 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 Tanker Truck 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: $60,570
San Francisco: $59,907
Oakland: $58,644
San Jose, CA$60,570
San Francisco, CA$59,907
Oakland, CA$58,644
New York, NY$55,292
Paramus, NJ$54,620
Queens Village, NY$54,617
Passaic, NJ$54,572
Bergenfield, NJ$54,567
Stamford, CT$54,462
Huntington, NY$54,442
Newark, NJ$54,087
Bridgeport, CT$53,986
Vallejo, CA$53,890
New Brunswick, NJ$53,871
Petaluma, CA$53,842
Middlesex, NJ$53,751
Somerset, NJ$53,717
Santa Cruz, CA$53,655
Boston, MA$53,362
Monterey, CA$53,193
Seattle, WA$53,084
Santa Rosa, CA$53,074
Los Angeles, CA$53,060
Juneau, AK$52,935
Washington, DC$52,882
Orange, CA$52,711
Santa Ana, CA$52,584
Long Beach, CA$52,536
Anaheim, CA$52,526
Anchorage, AK$52,502
Santa Maria, CA$52,358
Everett, WA$52,349
Danbury, CT$52,180
Bremerton, WA$52,113
Tacoma, WA$51,941
New Suffolk, NY$51,940
Sacramento, CA$51,926
Santa Barbara, CA$51,873
Trenton, NJ$51,821
San Diego, CA$51,821
Brockton, MA$51,768
Fairbanks, AK$51,650
Lompoc, CA$51,528
Lowell, MA$51,489
Ventura, CA$51,480
Nashua, NH$51,470
Stockton, CA$51,465
Modesto, CA$51,115
Poughkeepsie, NY$51,009
Olympia, WA$50,918
Kennewick, WA$50,918
New Haven, CT$50,899
Lawrence, MA$50,726
Hartford, CT$50,678
Riverside, CA$50,668
New Bedford, MA$50,620
Richland, WA$50,620
Bakersfield, CA$50,553
San Bernardino, CA$50,534
New Britain, CT$50,529
Atlantic City, NJ$50,529
New London, CT$50,510
Norwich, CT$50,495
Portsmouth, NH$50,486
Boulder, CO$50,384
Portland, OR$50,317
Worcester, MA$50,313
Minneapolis, MN$50,164
Philadelphia, PA$50,097
Honolulu, HI$49,938
Saint Paul, MN$49,915
Vineland, NJ$49,904
Providence, RI$49,765
Chicago, IL$49,626
Bellingham, WA$49,568
Springfield, MA$49,530
Baltimore, MD$49,515
Chico, CA$49,395
Pittsfield, MA$49,266
Manchester, NH$49,175
Spokane, WA$48,963
Denver, CO$48,958
Albany, NY$48,733
Troy, NY$48,714
Nassau, NY$48,662
Schenectady, NY$48,613
Wilmington, DE$48,574
Burlington, VT$48,507
Salem, OR$48,488
Portland, ME$48,339
Yakima, WA$48,291
Rochester, MN$48,142
Reno, NV$48,118
Fresno, CA$48,118
Milwaukee, WI$48,075
Detroit, MI$48,027
Ann Arbor, MI$48,019
Allentown, PA$48,012
Colorado Springs, CO$47,931
Syracuse, NY$47,907
Carson City, NV$47,907
Houston, TX$47,840
Eugene, OR$47,816
Gary, IN$47,758
Springfield, OR$47,719
Bismarck, ND$47,710
Galveston, TX$47,676
Medford, OR$47,604
Fort Collins, CO$47,585
Concord, NH$47,561
Austin, TX$47,547
Mesa, AZ$47,446
Reading, PA$47,441
Phoenix, AZ$47,436
Dallas, TX$47,422
Saint Cloud, MN$47,376
Madison, WI$47,311
Utica, NY$47,182
Rochester, NY$47,105
Des Moines, IA$47,100
Raleigh, NC$47,095
Atlanta, GA$47,023
Battle Creek, MI$47,009
Salt Lake City, UT$46,994
Lancaster, PA$46,922
Harrisburg, PA$46,855
Kansas City, MO$46,807
Champaign, IL$46,797
Kansas City, KS$46,797
Fort Worth, TX$46,793
Columbus, OH$46,784
Boca Raton, FL$46,773
Pittsburgh, PA$46,754
Richmond, VA$46,735
Indianapolis, IN$46,725
Cleveland, OH$46,721
Las Vegas, NV$46,663
Cincinnati, OH$46,663
Petersburg, VA$46,591
Huntsville, AL$46,519
Lansing, MI$46,487
Lebanon, PA$46,480
Pueblo, CO$46,476
Appleton, WI$46,461
Buffalo, NY$46,442
Dayton, OH$46,428
Racine, WI$46,418
Charlotte, NC$46,413
Saint Louis, MO$46,399
York, PA$46,370
Elkhart, IN$46,370
Gastonia, NC$46,361
Billings, MT$46,349
Beaumont, TX$46,336
Lorain, OH$46,327
Benton Harbor, MI$46,317
Toledo, OH$46,308
Binghamton, NY$46,284
Rock Hill, SC$46,279
Rockford, IL$46,255
Springfield, IL$46,236
Elyria, OH$46,231
Fargo, ND$46,231
Flagstaff, AZ$46,197
Fort Lauderdale, FL$46,168
Duluth, MN$46,140
Miami, FL$46,140
Cheyenne, WY$46,106
Grand Forks, ND$46,106
Bangor, ME$46,000
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,947
Durham, NC$45,927
Louisville, KY$45,923
Grand Rapids, MI$45,914
Hialeah, FL$45,909
Casper, WY$45,842
Scranton, PA$45,784
New Orleans, LA$45,770
Virginia Beach, VA$45,765
Akron, OH$45,741
Peoria, IL$45,679
Sarasota, FL$45,669
Nashville, TN$45,635
Omaha, NE$45,635
Green Bay, WI$45,635
Baton Rouge, LA$45,611
Charleston, SC$45,602
Jamestown, NY$45,578
Davenport, IA$45,578
Tucson, AZ$45,554
Saint Petersburg, FL$45,525
Tampa, FL$45,515
Evansville, IN$45,486
Port Arthur, TX$45,486
Bradenton, FL$45,467
Santa Fe, NM$45,381
Orlando, FL$45,294
Clearwater, FL$45,280
Canton, OH$45,179
La Crosse, WI$45,179
Albuquerque, NM$45,150
Newport News, VA$45,145
High Point, NC$45,131
Ogden, UT$45,112
Corpus Christi, TX$45,073
Norfolk, VA$45,045
Laramie, WY$45,045
Rock Island, IL$45,016
Saginaw, MI$45,006
Jacksonville, FL$45,001
Salisbury, NC$44,992
Boise, ID$44,982
Moline, IL$44,958
Fort Myers, FL$44,944
Memphis, TN$44,934
Tulsa, OK$44,910
Waterloo, IA$44,881
Spartanburg, SC$44,833
Lincoln, NE$44,809
Fort Wayne, IN$44,800
Provo, UT$44,795
Cedar Falls, IA$44,737
San Antonio, TX$44,718
Greensboro, NC$44,699
South Bend, IN$44,694
Savannah, GA$44,641
Muskegon, MI$44,622
Birmingham, AL$44,617
Winston Salem, NC$44,594
Lake Charles, LA$44,478
Anderson, IN$44,468
Lexington, KY$44,454
Augusta, GA$44,440
Greenville, SC$44,440
Lima, OH$44,401
Wichita, KS$44,396
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,396
Columbia, SC$44,353
Springfield, OH$44,344
Asheville, NC$44,267
Bloomington, IN$44,233
Knoxville, TN$44,060
Shreveport, LA$44,055
Wilmington, NC$43,993
Roanoke, VA$43,993
Topeka, KS$43,907
Frankfort, KY$43,901
Oklahoma City, OK$43,868
Chillicothe, OH$43,849
Longview, TX$43,844
Melbourne, FL$43,839
Sioux Falls, SD$43,762
Mobile, AL$43,758
Terre Haute, IN$43,738
Altoona, PA$43,710
Amarillo, TX$43,676
Killeen, TX$43,662
Fayetteville, AR$43,623
Chattanooga, TN$43,609
Sioux City, IA$43,566
Idaho Falls, ID$43,556
Lynchburg, VA$43,518
Gainesville, FL$43,455
Portsmouth, OH$43,431
Little Rock, AR$43,421
Lafayette, LA$43,402
Youngstown, OH$43,402
Daytona Beach, FL$43,373
Clarksville, TN$43,369
Pensacola, FL$43,364
Temple, TX$43,361
Hopkinsville, KY$43,220
Erie, PA$43,210
Florence, SC$43,191
Charleston, WV$43,114
Great Falls, MT$43,090
Macon, GA$43,023
Tallahassee, FL$43,018
Fayetteville, NC$43,009
Waco, TX$42,999
Helena, MT$42,965
Pine Bluff, AR$42,947
Vincennes, IN$42,888
Lubbock, TX$42,869
Alamogordo, NM$42,840
Twin Falls, ID$42,797
Rapid City, SD$42,783
Jackson, MS$42,696
Huntington, WV$42,693
Greenville, MS$42,692
Parkersburg, WV$42,643
Montgomery, AL$42,634
Wichita Falls, TX$42,586
Springfield, MO$42,586
Biloxi, MS$42,562
Monroe, LA$42,514
Johnstown, PA$42,480
Sumter, SC$42,461
Columbus, GA$42,456
Pascagoula, MS$42,365
Abilene, TX$42,365
Kingsport, TN$42,240
Albany, GA$42,240
Gulfport, MS$42,226
Alexandria, LA$42,067
Fort Smith, AR$41,947
El Paso, TX$41,818
Las Cruces, NM$41,601
Harlingen, TX$41,479
Pocatello, ID$41,472
Florence, AL$41,409
Brownsville, TX$41,400
Mcallen, TX$41,299
Dothan, AL$41,232
Columbus, MS$40,946
Altus, OK$40,723
Lawton, OK$40,631
Pierre, SD$40,459
Tanker Truck Driver Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Tanker Truck Driver salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $53,712.
While startup companies pay approximate $45,424.
Tanker Truck Driver Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$45,424
Growth Stage
51~500
$48,043
Established
501~5000
$51,869
Enterprise
5000+
$53,712
Tanker Truck Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Tanker Truck Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 115% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Tanker Truck Driver positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Tanker Truck Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Tanker Truck Driver
Understanding how a Tanker Truck 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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on July 01, 2026
$43,738
Average$48,022/year
$53,554
$3,645
Average$4,002/month
$4,463
$841
Average$924/week
$1,030
$21
Average$23/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$53,554
$4,463
$1,030
$26
Average
$48,022
$4,002
$924
$23
25th Percentile
$43,738
$3,645
$841
$21
Tanker Truck Driver Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Tanker Truck Driver, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Salaries for a Tanker Truck Driver can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $48,571 in 2023
to around $46,963 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Tanker Truck Driver salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Tanker Truck Driver Over Time
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2023
$48,571
2024
$47,474
2025
$46,963
2026
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$48,571
2024
$47,474
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Common company salaries for Tanker Truck Driver
Here are companies hiring for Tanker Truck Driver and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Tanker Truck Driver
1. Where can a Tanker Truck Driver earn the most?
A Tanker Truck Driver's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer.
According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Tanker Truck Driver earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Tanker Truck Driver is $60,570.
2. What is the highest pay for Tanker Truck Driver?
The highest pay for Tanker Truck Driver is $58,591.
3. What is the lowest pay for Tanker Truck Driver?
The lowest pay for Tanker Truck Driver is $39,838.
4. What are the responsibilities of Tanker Truck Driver?
Drives and operates industrial-grade vehicles such as tankers or mixers. Follows operating procedures for such vehicles, including safety precautions and the operating of control panels and special vehicle functions. Coordinates the loading and unloading of vehicles and verifies shipment cargo. Prepares and regularly inspects the vehicle prior to operation, checking air pressure, lights, and fluid levels. Manages appropriate cargo documentation and provides necessary paperwork upon the delivery of goods. Complies with all DOT, EPA, and company regulations. Typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Requires Commercial Driver License (CDL) - Class A. Requires Tanker (CDL-N) Endorsement. May Require HazMat (HME) Endorsement. Typically reports to a supervisor. Works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. Typically requires 1-3 years of related experience.
5. What industry pays the highest salary for Tanker Truck Driver?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Tanker Truck Driver roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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