What are the main factors that influence a Yard Driver's salary?

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

How does experience change a Yard Driver's salary?

A Yard Driver's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,912 for beginners, reaching about $46,587 at mid-level, and approach $47,996 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Driver?

Yard Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Driver roles are District of Columbia $50,974, California $50,781, Massachusetts $50,104. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Driver roles make?

Salaries for Yard Driver level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $88,921; Yard Manager: $50,335; Yard Truck Driver: $48,675; Yard Dog: $47,023; Yard Jockey: $47,006.

How do different companies affect a Yard Driver's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Driver roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Driver Salary in the United States

How much does a Yard Driver make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Driver in the United States is $46,039 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,207
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,910 to $51,361
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,151

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Yard Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,361	$4,280	$988	$25
Average	$46,039	$3,837	$885	$22
25th Percentile	$41,910	$3,493	$806	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Driver Salaries

A Yard 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 Yard Driver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard 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): $44,912
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,525
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,587
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,604
Expert (over 8 years): $47,996

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Driver	$44,912
Intermediate Level Yard Driver	$45,525
Senior Level Yard Driver	$46,587
Specialist Level Yard Driver	$47,604
Expert Level Yard Driver	$47,996

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How Do Yard 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 Yard Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,974.
California: $50,781.
Massachusetts: $50,104.

District of Columbia $50,974 California $50,781 Massachusetts $50,104 Washington $49,920 New Jersey $49,902 Alaska $49,837 Connecticut $49,202 New York $48,944

Hawaii $48,120 Rhode Island $47,733 Maryland $47,471 Minnesota $47,112 Colorado $46,973 Illinois $46,927 Oregon $46,753 Delaware $46,624

New Hampshire $46,543 Virginia $46,361 Pennsylvania $45,832 Nevada $45,565 North Dakota $45,477 Michigan $45,339 Wisconsin $45,288 Vermont $45,187

Texas $44,906 Maine $44,888 Arizona $44,860 Ohio $44,828 Georgia $44,405 Indiana $44,193 Wyoming $44,151 Utah $44,087

Iowa $44,059 Kansas $43,838 Louisiana $43,774 North Carolina $43,751 Missouri $43,742 Florida $43,562 Montana $43,465 Nebraska $43,373

Kentucky $43,323 South Carolina $43,138 Tennessee $43,023 Idaho $42,977 New Mexico $42,641 Oklahoma $42,568 Alabama $42,296 South Dakota $41,840

Arkansas $41,592 West Virginia $41,458 Mississippi $41,057

Top Paying Cities for Yard 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:

San Jose: $58,069
San Francisco: $57,498
Oakland: $56,223

San Jose, CA $58,069

San Francisco, CA $57,498

Oakland, CA $56,223

New York, NY $53,354

Queens Village, NY $53,009

Paramus, NJ $52,641

Passaic, NJ $52,595

Bergenfield, NJ $52,549

Stamford, CT $52,480

Huntington, NY $52,434

Newark, NJ $52,134

Bridgeport, CT $52,042

New Brunswick, NJ $51,890

Vallejo, CA $51,794

Middlesex, NJ $51,766

Somerset, NJ $51,725

Petaluma, CA $51,619

Santa Cruz, CA $51,439

Boston, MA $51,347

Monterey, CA $51,117

Fairbanks, AK $51,085

Los Angeles, CA $50,997

Washington, DC $50,974

Seattle, WA $50,891

Santa Rosa, CA $50,882

Juneau, AK $50,749

Orange, CA $50,597

Anchorage, AK $50,514

Anaheim, CA $50,482

Santa Ana, CA $50,413

Nassau, NY $50,385

Long Beach, CA $50,367

Danbury, CT $50,353

Santa Maria, CA $50,196

Everett, WA $50,187

Bremerton, WA $49,961

Trenton, NJ $49,874

Sacramento, CA $49,856

San Diego, CA $49,833

Brockton, MA $49,814

Tacoma, WA $49,796

Santa Barbara, CA $49,731

Lowell, MA $49,547

New Suffolk, NY $49,529

Nashua, NH $49,473

Lompoc, CA $49,400

Ventura, CA $49,354

Stockton, CA $49,340

New Haven, CT $49,248

Atlantic City, NJ $49,128

Hartford, CT $49,027

Modesto, CA $49,004

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,903

New Britain, CT $48,880

Olympia, WA $48,815

Kennewick, WA $48,815

New London, CT $48,806

Norwich, CT $48,792

Lawrence, MA $48,769

Bakersfield, CA $48,640

Riverside, CA $48,576

New Bedford, MA $48,576

Richland, WA $48,530

Portsmouth, NH $48,493

Vineland, NJ $48,484

San Bernardino, CA $48,447

Boulder, CO $48,318

Worcester, MA $48,281

Portland, OR $48,240

Saint Paul, MN $48,184

Minneapolis, MN $48,184

Philadelphia, PA $48,120

Honolulu, HI $47,876

Springfield, MA $47,715

Providence, RI $47,710

Chicago, IL $47,577

Bellingham, WA $47,521

Baltimore, MD $47,471

Chico, CA $47,356

Wilmington, DE $47,277

Pittsfield, MA $47,231

Manchester, NH $47,144

Spokane, WA $46,941

Denver, CO $46,937

Albany, NY $46,720

Troy, NY $46,702

Schenectady, NY $46,605

Burlington, VT $46,504

Portland, ME $46,343

Salem, OR $46,306

Yakima, WA $46,297

Ann Arbor, MI $46,283

Rochester, MN $46,154

Fresno, CA $46,131

Reno, NV $46,131

Milwaukee, WI $46,090

Detroit, MI $46,044

Allentown, PA $46,030

Carson City, NV $46,025

Houston, TX $45,956

Colorado Springs, CO $45,951

Syracuse, NY $45,928

Eugene, OR $45,841

Bismarck, ND $45,786

Gary, IN $45,786

Galveston, TX $45,786

Springfield, OR $45,749

Medford, OR $45,638

Fort Collins, CO $45,620

Austin, TX $45,583

Mesa, AZ $45,486

Phoenix, AZ $45,477

Dallas, TX $45,463

Reading, PA $45,436

Saint Cloud, MN $45,417

Concord, NH $45,376

Madison, WI $45,358

Utica, NY $45,233

Raleigh, NC $45,196

Las Vegas, NV $45,192

Rochester, NY $45,160

Des Moines, IA $45,155

Atlanta, GA $45,081

Battle Creek, MI $45,067

Salt Lake City, UT $45,054

Lancaster, PA $44,985

Champaign, IL $44,975

Harrisburg, PA $44,920

Durham, NC $44,879

Kansas City, MO $44,874

Kansas City, KS $44,865

Fort Worth, TX $44,860

Boca Raton, FL $44,842

Cleveland, OH $44,837

Columbus, OH $44,828

Pittsburgh, PA $44,823

Richmond, VA $44,805

Indianapolis, IN $44,796

Cincinnati, OH $44,736

Petersburg, VA $44,667

Billings, MT $44,566

Lansing, MI $44,566

Huntsville, AL $44,566

Lebanon, PA $44,561

Dayton, OH $44,556

Pueblo, CO $44,556

Appleton, WI $44,543

Buffalo, NY $44,524

Racine, WI $44,501

Charlotte, NC $44,497

Saint Louis, MO $44,483

Springfield, IL $44,464

Elkhart, IN $44,455

York, PA $44,455

Gastonia, NC $44,451

Benton Harbor, MI $44,451

Beaumont, TX $44,423

Lorain, OH $44,414

Toledo, OH $44,395

Binghamton, NY $44,372

Rock Hill, SC $44,368

Rockford, IL $44,345

Fargo, ND $44,322

Elyria, OH $44,322

Flagstaff, AZ $44,289

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,262

Miami, FL $44,234

Duluth, MN $44,161

Bangor, ME $44,101

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,050

Louisville, KY $44,027

Grand Rapids, MI $44,018

Hialeah, FL $44,013

Casper, WY $43,949

Scranton, PA $43,893

New Orleans, LA $43,880

Virginia Beach, VA $43,875

Akron, OH $43,852

Peoria, IL $43,792

Sarasota, FL $43,783

Green Bay, WI $43,751

Baton Rouge, LA $43,728

Charleston, SC $43,719

Nashville, TN $43,705

Jamestown, NY $43,696

Davenport, IA $43,696

Tucson, AZ $43,673

Cheyenne, WY $43,659

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,645

Tampa, FL $43,636

Omaha, NE $43,626

Port Arthur, TX $43,608

Evansville, IN $43,608

Bradenton, FL $43,590

Santa Fe, NM $43,507

Orlando, FL $43,461

Clearwater, FL $43,410

Canton, OH $43,313

La Crosse, WI $43,313

Grand Forks, ND $43,300

Albuquerque, NM $43,286

Tulsa, OK $43,286

Newport News, VA $43,281

High Point, NC $43,267

Ogden, UT $43,249

Corpus Christi, TX $43,212

Laramie, WY $43,184

Norfolk, VA $43,184

Rock Island, IL $43,157

Saginaw, MI $43,148

Jacksonville, FL $43,143

Salisbury, NC $43,134

Memphis, TN $43,125

Moline, IL $43,102

Fort Myers, FL $43,088

Waterloo, IA $43,028

Spartanburg, SC $42,982

Lincoln, NE $42,959

Fort Wayne, IN $42,950

Birmingham, AL $42,899

Cedar Falls, IA $42,890

Provo, UT $42,885

Springfield, OH $42,881

San Antonio, TX $42,871

Greensboro, NC $42,853

South Bend, IN $42,848

Winston Salem, NC $42,844

Boise, ID $42,830

Savannah, GA $42,798

Muskegon, MI $42,715

Lima, OH $42,660

Lake Charles, LA $42,641

Anderson, IN $42,632

Lexington, KY $42,618

Augusta, GA $42,604

Greenville, SC $42,604

Wichita, KS $42,563

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,563

Columbia, SC $42,522

Bloomington, IN $42,406

Roanoke, VA $42,379

Asheville, NC $42,319

Knoxville, TN $42,241

Shreveport, LA $42,236

Wilmington, NC $42,176

Frankfort, KY $42,089

Oklahoma City, OK $42,057

Chillicothe, OH $42,038

Longview, TX $42,034

Topeka, KS $42,020

Mobile, AL $41,951

Terre Haute, IN $41,932

Erie, PA $41,928

Altoona, PA $41,905

Melbourne, FL $41,891

Amarillo, TX $41,872

Killeen, TX $41,859

Fayetteville, AR $41,822

Sioux Falls, SD $41,790

Chattanooga, TN $41,762

Idaho Falls, ID $41,757

Gainesville, FL $41,661

Portsmouth, OH $41,638

Little Rock, AR $41,628

Lynchburg, VA $41,628

Lafayette, LA $41,610

Youngstown, OH $41,610

Temple, TX $41,592

Daytona Beach, FL $41,582

Clarksville, TN $41,578

Pensacola, FL $41,573

Hopkinsville, KY $41,435

Charleston, WV $41,430

Florence, SC $41,407

Sioux City, IA $41,380

Macon, GA $41,246

Tallahassee, FL $41,242

Fayetteville, NC $41,232

Waco, TX $41,223

Wichita Falls, TX $41,223

Pine Bluff, AR $41,205

Vincennes, IN $41,117

Lubbock, TX $41,099

Great Falls, MT $41,071

Alamogordo, NM $41,067

Abilene, TX $41,030

Rapid City, SD $40,970

Monroe, LA $40,970

Albany, GA $40,942

Huntington, WV $40,938

Jackson, MS $40,933

Greenville, MS $40,929

Parkersburg, WV $40,883

Montgomery, AL $40,873

Johnstown, PA $40,864

Springfield, MO $40,827

Biloxi, MS $40,804

Sumter, SC $40,708

Columbus, GA $40,703

Twin Falls, ID $40,675

Pascagoula, MS $40,616

Kingsport, TN $40,496

Gulfport, MS $40,482

Alexandria, LA $40,330

Fort Smith, AR $40,215

El Paso, TX $40,091

Helena, MT $40,031

Las Cruces, NM $39,883

Harlingen, TX $39,755

Pocatello, ID $39,713

Florence, AL $39,699

Brownsville, TX $39,690

Dothan, AL $39,616

Mcallen, TX $39,593

Columbus, MS $39,253

Altus, OK $39,041

Lawton, OK $38,954

Pierre, SD $38,788

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

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 Yard Driver's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$51,103	11%
Time Management	$49,262	7%
Commitment	$48,801	6%
Organizational Skills	$48,801	6%
Negotiating	$48,801	6%
Team Operations	$47,420	3%

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Yard Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Yard 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 January 01, 2026

$41,910

Average $46,039/year

$51,361

$3,493

Average $3,837/month

$4,280

$806

Average $885/week

$988

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,361	$4,280	$988	$25
Average	$46,039	$3,837	$885	$22
25th Percentile	$41,910	$3,493	$806	$20

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Salary Trends for Yard Driver

Salaries for a Yard Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,167 in 2023 to around $45,605 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Driver salary trends, .

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