What are the main factors that influence a Truck Laborer's salary?

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

How does experience change a Truck Laborer's salary?

A Truck Laborer's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,584 for beginners, reaching about $76,616 at mid-level, and approach $82,244 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Truck Laborer?

Truck Laborer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Truck Laborer roles are District of Columbia $86,419, California $86,091, Massachusetts $84,944. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Truck Laborer roles make?

Salaries for Truck Laborer level roles vary by specialization: Concrete Laborer: $46,000; Laborer/Operator: $45,042; Materials Laborer: $44,205; Construction Laborer: $44,100; General Laborer: $44,090.

How do different companies affect a Truck Laborer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Truck Laborer 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.

Truck Laborer Salary in the United States

How much does a Truck Laborer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Truck Laborer in the United States is $78,052 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,838
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,922 to $89,456
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,521

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Truck Laborer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,456	$7,455	$1,720	$43
Average	$78,052	$6,504	$1,501	$38
25th Percentile	$69,922	$5,827	$1,345	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Truck Laborer Salaries

A Truck Laborer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Truck Laborer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Truck Laborer'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): $74,584
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,182
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,616
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,568
Expert (over 8 years): $82,244

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Truck Laborer	$74,584
Intermediate Level Truck Laborer	$75,182
Senior Level Truck Laborer	$76,616
Specialist Level Truck Laborer	$80,568
Expert Level Truck Laborer	$82,244

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How Do Truck Laborer 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 Truck Laborers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,419.
California: $86,091.
Massachusetts: $84,944.

District of Columbia $86,419

California $86,091

Massachusetts $84,944

Washington $84,632

New Jersey $84,601

Alaska $84,491

Connecticut $83,414

New York $82,977

Hawaii $81,580

Rhode Island $80,924

Maryland $80,479

Minnesota $79,871

Colorado $79,636

Illinois $79,558

Oregon $79,262

Delaware $79,043

New Hampshire $78,906

Virginia $78,598

Pennsylvania $77,701

Nevada $77,248

North Dakota $77,100

Michigan $76,866

Wisconsin $76,780

Vermont $76,608

Texas $76,132

Maine $76,101

Arizona $76,054

Ohio $75,999

Georgia $75,281

Indiana $74,922

Wyoming $74,852

Utah $74,743

Iowa $74,696

Kansas $74,321

Louisiana $74,212

North Carolina $74,173

Missouri $74,157

Florida $73,853

Montana $73,689

Nebraska $73,533

Kentucky $73,447

South Carolina $73,135

Tennessee $72,940

Idaho $72,862

New Mexico $72,292

Oklahoma $72,167

Alabama $71,706

South Dakota $70,934

Arkansas $70,512

West Virginia $70,286

Mississippi $69,607

Top Paying Cities for Truck Laborers

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: $98,447
San Francisco: $97,479
Oakland: $95,317

San Jose, CA $98,447

San Francisco, CA $97,479

Oakland, CA $95,317

New York, NY $90,454

Queens Village, NY $89,869

Paramus, NJ $89,245

Passaic, NJ $89,167

Bergenfield, NJ $89,089

Stamford, CT $88,971

Huntington, NY $88,893

Newark, NJ $88,386

Bridgeport, CT $88,230

New Brunswick, NJ $87,972

Vallejo, CA $87,809

Middlesex, NJ $87,762

Somerset, NJ $87,691

Petaluma, CA $87,512

Santa Cruz, CA $87,207

Boston, MA $87,051

Monterey, CA $86,661

Fairbanks, AK $86,606

Los Angeles, CA $86,458

Washington, DC $86,419

Seattle, WA $86,279

Santa Rosa, CA $86,263

Juneau, AK $86,037

Orange, CA $85,779

Anchorage, AK $85,639

Anaheim, CA $85,584

Santa Ana, CA $85,467

Nassau, NY $85,420

Long Beach, CA $85,389

Danbury, CT $85,365

Santa Maria, CA $85,100

Everett, WA $85,084

Bremerton, WA $84,702

Trenton, NJ $84,554

Sacramento, CA $84,523

San Diego, CA $84,483

Brockton, MA $84,452

Tacoma, WA $84,421

Santa Barbara, CA $84,312

Lowell, MA $84,000

New Suffolk, NY $83,968

Nashua, NH $83,875

Lompoc, CA $83,750

Ventura, CA $83,672

Stockton, CA $83,648

New Haven, CT $83,492

Atlantic City, NJ $83,289

Hartford, CT $83,118

Modesto, CA $83,079

Poughkeepsie, NY $82,907

New Britain, CT $82,868

Olympia, WA $82,759

Kennewick, WA $82,759

New London, CT $82,743

Norwich, CT $82,720

Lawrence, MA $82,680

Bakersfield, CA $82,462

Riverside, CA $82,353

New Bedford, MA $82,353

Richland, WA $82,275

Portsmouth, NH $82,212

Vineland, NJ $82,197

San Bernardino, CA $82,134

Boulder, CO $81,916

Worcester, MA $81,853

Portland, OR $81,783

Saint Paul, MN $81,689

Minneapolis, MN $81,689

Philadelphia, PA $81,580

Honolulu, HI $81,166

Springfield, MA $80,893

Providence, RI $80,885

Chicago, IL $80,659

Bellingham, WA $80,565

Baltimore, MD $80,479

Chico, CA $80,284

Wilmington, DE $80,152

Pittsfield, MA $80,074

Manchester, NH $79,925

Spokane, WA $79,582

Denver, CO $79,574

Albany, NY $79,207

Troy, NY $79,176

Schenectady, NY $79,012

Burlington, VT $78,840

Portland, ME $78,567

Salem, OR $78,505

Yakima, WA $78,489

Ann Arbor, MI $78,466

Rochester, MN $78,247

Fresno, CA $78,208

Reno, NV $78,208

Milwaukee, WI $78,138

Detroit, MI $78,060

Allentown, PA $78,036

Carson City, NV $78,029

Houston, TX $77,912

Colorado Springs, CO $77,904

Syracuse, NY $77,865

Eugene, OR $77,716

Bismarck, ND $77,623

Gary, IN $77,623

Galveston, TX $77,623

Springfield, OR $77,560

Medford, OR $77,373

Fort Collins, CO $77,342

Austin, TX $77,279

Mesa, AZ $77,115

Phoenix, AZ $77,100

Dallas, TX $77,076

Reading, PA $77,030

Saint Cloud, MN $76,998

Concord, NH $76,928

Madison, WI $76,897

Utica, NY $76,686

Raleigh, NC $76,624

Las Vegas, NV $76,616

Rochester, NY $76,561

Des Moines, IA $76,553

Atlanta, GA $76,429

Battle Creek, MI $76,405

Salt Lake City, UT $76,382

Lancaster, PA $76,265

Champaign, IL $76,249

Harrisburg, PA $76,155

Durham, NC $76,085

Kansas City, MO $76,077

Kansas City, KS $76,062

Fort Worth, TX $76,054

Boca Raton, FL $76,023

Cleveland, OH $76,015

Columbus, OH $75,999

Pittsburgh, PA $75,991

Richmond, VA $75,960

Indianapolis, IN $75,945

Cincinnati, OH $75,843

Petersburg, VA $75,726

Billings, MT $75,554

Lansing, MI $75,554

Huntsville, AL $75,554

Lebanon, PA $75,547

Dayton, OH $75,539

Pueblo, CO $75,539

Appleton, WI $75,515

Buffalo, NY $75,484

Racine, WI $75,445

Charlotte, NC $75,437

Saint Louis, MO $75,414

Springfield, IL $75,383

Elkhart, IN $75,367

York, PA $75,367

Gastonia, NC $75,359

Benton Harbor, MI $75,359

Beaumont, TX $75,312

Lorain, OH $75,297

Toledo, OH $75,266

Binghamton, NY $75,227

Rock Hill, SC $75,219

Rockford, IL $75,180

Fargo, ND $75,141

Elyria, OH $75,141

Flagstaff, AZ $75,086

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,039

Miami, FL $74,992

Duluth, MN $74,867

Bangor, ME $74,766

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,680

Louisville, KY $74,641

Grand Rapids, MI $74,626

Hialeah, FL $74,618

Casper, WY $74,508

Scranton, PA $74,415

New Orleans, LA $74,391

Virginia Beach, VA $74,384

Akron, OH $74,345

Peoria, IL $74,243

Sarasota, FL $74,227

Green Bay, WI $74,173

Baton Rouge, LA $74,134

Charleston, SC $74,118

Nashville, TN $74,095

Jamestown, NY $74,079

Davenport, IA $74,079

Tucson, AZ $74,040

Cheyenne, WY $74,017

Saint Petersburg, FL $73,993

Tampa, FL $73,978

Omaha, NE $73,962

Port Arthur, TX $73,931

Evansville, IN $73,931

Bradenton, FL $73,900

Santa Fe, NM $73,759

Orlando, FL $73,681

Clearwater, FL $73,595

Canton, OH $73,431

La Crosse, WI $73,431

Grand Forks, ND $73,408

Albuquerque, NM $73,384

Tulsa, OK $73,384

Newport News, VA $73,377

High Point, NC $73,353

Ogden, UT $73,322

Corpus Christi, TX $73,260

Laramie, WY $73,213

Norfolk, VA $73,213

Rock Island, IL $73,166

Saginaw, MI $73,150

Jacksonville, FL $73,143

Salisbury, NC $73,127

Memphis, TN $73,111

Moline, IL $73,072

Fort Myers, FL $73,049

Waterloo, IA $72,947

Spartanburg, SC $72,869

Lincoln, NE $72,830

Fort Wayne, IN $72,815

Birmingham, AL $72,729

Cedar Falls, IA $72,713

Provo, UT $72,705

Springfield, OH $72,698

San Antonio, TX $72,682

Greensboro, NC $72,651

South Bend, IN $72,643

Winston Salem, NC $72,635

Boise, ID $72,612

Savannah, GA $72,557

Muskegon, MI $72,417

Lima, OH $72,323

Lake Charles, LA $72,292

Anderson, IN $72,276

Lexington, KY $72,253

Augusta, GA $72,229

Greenville, SC $72,229

Wichita, KS $72,159

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,159

Columbia, SC $72,089

Bloomington, IN $71,894

Roanoke, VA $71,847

Asheville, NC $71,745

Knoxville, TN $71,613

Shreveport, LA $71,605

Wilmington, NC $71,503

Frankfort, KY $71,355

Oklahoma City, OK $71,301

Chillicothe, OH $71,269

Longview, TX $71,261

Topeka, KS $71,238

Mobile, AL $71,121

Terre Haute, IN $71,090

Erie, PA $71,082

Altoona, PA $71,043

Melbourne, FL $71,020

Amarillo, TX $70,988

Killeen, TX $70,965

Fayetteville, AR $70,902

Sioux Falls, SD $70,848

Chattanooga, TN $70,801

Idaho Falls, ID $70,793

Gainesville, FL $70,629

Portsmouth, OH $70,590

Little Rock, AR $70,575

Lynchburg, VA $70,575

Lafayette, LA $70,543

Youngstown, OH $70,543

Temple, TX $70,512

Daytona Beach, FL $70,497

Clarksville, TN $70,489

Pensacola, FL $70,481

Hopkinsville, KY $70,247

Charleston, WV $70,239

Florence, SC $70,200

Sioux City, IA $70,153

Macon, GA $69,927

Tallahassee, FL $69,919

Fayetteville, NC $69,903

Waco, TX $69,888

Wichita Falls, TX $69,888

Pine Bluff, AR $69,857

Vincennes, IN $69,708

Lubbock, TX $69,677

Great Falls, MT $69,630

Alamogordo, NM $69,622

Abilene, TX $69,560

Rapid City, SD $69,458

Monroe, LA $69,458

Albany, GA $69,412

Huntington, WV $69,404

Jackson, MS $69,396

Greenville, MS $69,388

Parkersburg, WV $69,310

Montgomery, AL $69,295

Johnstown, PA $69,279

Springfield, MO $69,217

Biloxi, MS $69,177

Sumter, SC $69,014

Columbus, GA $69,006

Twin Falls, ID $68,959

Pascagoula, MS $68,857

Kingsport, TN $68,655

Gulfport, MS $68,631

Alexandria, LA $68,374

Fort Smith, AR $68,178

El Paso, TX $67,968

Helena, MT $67,866

Las Cruces, NM $67,616

Harlingen, TX $67,398

Pocatello, ID $67,328

Florence, AL $67,304

Brownsville, TX $67,289

Dothan, AL $67,164

Mcallen, TX $67,125

Columbus, MS $66,547

Altus, OK $66,188

Lawton, OK $66,040

Pierre, SD $65,759

What Skills Can Increase a Truck Laborer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Equipment Operation (Mentioned in 3.69% Job Postings): This is skilled and unskilled work in the operation of mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used in maintenance and construction or on the grounds of state properties or facilities and routine maintenance of that equipment.
Public Works (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	5.21%
Equipment Operation	3.69%
Public Works	2.37%

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 Truck Laborer's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$81,955	5%
Time Management	$81,955	5%
Written Communication	$80,394	3%
Analysis	$80,394	3%
Coordination	$79,613	2%
Standard Operating Procedures	$79,613	2%

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How Education impacts a Truck Laborer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Truck Laborers 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 a Truck Laborer with a No Diploma is between $69,226 and $76,768).

Truck Laborer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Truck Laborer

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 81.7%

Associates 8.4%

Bachelors 4.6%

Masters 1.1%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	81.7%
Associates	8.4%
Bachelors	4.6%
Masters	1.1%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Truck Laborer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Truck Laborer'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

$69,922

Average $78,052/year

$89,456

$5,827

Average $6,504/month

$7,455

$1,345

Average $1,501/week

$1,720

$34

Average $38/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,456	$7,455	$1,720	$43
Average	$78,052	$6,504	$1,501	$38
25th Percentile	$69,922	$5,827	$1,345	$34

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Salary Trends for Truck Laborer

Salaries for a Truck Laborer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,866 in 2023 to around $64,686 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Truck Laborer salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

$64,686

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