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 $44,918 for beginners, reaching about $46,591 at mid-level, and approach $48,001 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 $50,978, California $50,784, Massachusetts $50,108. 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: $88,912; Yard Manager: $50,341; Yard Truck Driver: $48,678; Yard Dog: $47,023; Yard Jockey: $47,009.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Driver in the United States is $46,042 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): $56,219
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,925 to $51,369
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,176

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Yard Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,369	$4,281	$988	$25
Average	$46,042	$3,837	$885	$22
25th Percentile	$41,925	$3,494	$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): $44,918
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,528
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,591
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,609
Expert (over 8 years): $48,001

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Driver	$44,918
Intermediate Level Yard Driver	$45,528
Senior Level Yard Driver	$46,591
Specialist Level Yard Driver	$47,609
Expert Level Yard Driver	$48,001

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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: $50,978.
California: $50,784.
Massachusetts: $50,108.

District of Columbia $50,978 California $50,784 Massachusetts $50,108 Washington $49,923 New Jersey $49,905 Alaska $49,841 Connecticut $49,205 New York $48,947

Hawaii $48,123 Rhode Island $47,736 Maryland $47,474 Minnesota $47,115 Colorado $46,977 Illinois $46,931 Oregon $46,756 Delaware $46,627

New Hampshire $46,546 Virginia $46,364 Pennsylvania $45,835 Nevada $45,568 North Dakota $45,480 Michigan $45,342 Wisconsin $45,292 Vermont $45,190

Texas $44,909 Maine $44,891 Arizona $44,863 Ohio $44,831 Georgia $44,408 Indiana $44,196 Wyoming $44,154 Utah $44,090

Iowa $44,062 Kansas $43,841 Louisiana $43,777 North Carolina $43,754 Missouri $43,745 Florida $43,565 Montana $43,468 Nebraska $43,376

Kentucky $43,326 South Carolina $43,141 Tennessee $43,026 Idaho $42,980 New Mexico $42,644 Oklahoma $42,571 Alabama $42,299 South Dakota $41,843

Arkansas $41,594 West Virginia $41,461 Mississippi $41,060

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: $58,073
San Francisco: $57,502
Oakland: $56,227

San Jose, CA $58,073

San Francisco, CA $57,502

Oakland, CA $56,227

New York, NY $53,358

Queens Village, NY $53,013

Paramus, NJ $52,645

Passaic, NJ $52,598

Bergenfield, NJ $52,552

Stamford, CT $52,483

Huntington, NY $52,437

Newark, NJ $52,138

Bridgeport, CT $52,046

New Brunswick, NJ $51,894

Vallejo, CA $51,797

Middlesex, NJ $51,770

Somerset, NJ $51,728

Petaluma, CA $51,622

Santa Cruz, CA $51,443

Boston, MA $51,351

Monterey, CA $51,121

Fairbanks, AK $51,088

Los Angeles, CA $51,001

Washington, DC $50,978

Seattle, WA $50,895

Santa Rosa, CA $50,886

Juneau, AK $50,752

Orange, CA $50,600

Anchorage, AK $50,517

Anaheim, CA $50,485

Santa Ana, CA $50,416

Nassau, NY $50,388

Long Beach, CA $50,370

Danbury, CT $50,356

Santa Maria, CA $50,200

Everett, WA $50,190

Bremerton, WA $49,965

Trenton, NJ $49,877

Sacramento, CA $49,859

San Diego, CA $49,836

Brockton, MA $49,818

Tacoma, WA $49,799

Santa Barbara, CA $49,735

Lowell, MA $49,551

New Suffolk, NY $49,532

Nashua, NH $49,477

Lompoc, CA $49,403

Ventura, CA $49,357

Stockton, CA $49,343

New Haven, CT $49,251

Atlantic City, NJ $49,132

Hartford, CT $49,030

Modesto, CA $49,007

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,906

New Britain, CT $48,883

Olympia, WA $48,818

Kennewick, WA $48,818

New London, CT $48,809

Norwich, CT $48,795

Lawrence, MA $48,772

Bakersfield, CA $48,643

Riverside, CA $48,579

New Bedford, MA $48,579

Richland, WA $48,533

Portsmouth, NH $48,496

Vineland, NJ $48,487

San Bernardino, CA $48,450

Boulder, CO $48,321

Worcester, MA $48,284

Portland, OR $48,243

Saint Paul, MN $48,188

Minneapolis, MN $48,188

Philadelphia, PA $48,123

Honolulu, HI $47,879

Springfield, MA $47,718

Providence, RI $47,713

Chicago, IL $47,580

Bellingham, WA $47,525

Baltimore, MD $47,474

Chico, CA $47,359

Wilmington, DE $47,281

Pittsfield, MA $47,235

Manchester, NH $47,147

Spokane, WA $46,945

Denver, CO $46,940

Albany, NY $46,724

Troy, NY $46,705

Schenectady, NY $46,608

Burlington, VT $46,507

Portland, ME $46,346

Salem, OR $46,309

Yakima, WA $46,300

Ann Arbor, MI $46,286

Rochester, MN $46,157

Fresno, CA $46,134

Reno, NV $46,134

Milwaukee, WI $46,093

Detroit, MI $46,047

Allentown, PA $46,033

Carson City, NV $46,028

Houston, TX $45,959

Colorado Springs, CO $45,955

Syracuse, NY $45,932

Eugene, OR $45,844

Bismarck, ND $45,789

Gary, IN $45,789

Galveston, TX $45,789

Springfield, OR $45,752

Medford, OR $45,642

Fort Collins, CO $45,623

Austin, TX $45,586

Mesa, AZ $45,490

Phoenix, AZ $45,480

Dallas, TX $45,467

Reading, PA $45,439

Saint Cloud, MN $45,421

Concord, NH $45,379

Madison, WI $45,361

Utica, NY $45,236

Raleigh, NC $45,200

Las Vegas, NV $45,195

Rochester, NY $45,163

Des Moines, IA $45,158

Atlanta, GA $45,084

Battle Creek, MI $45,071

Salt Lake City, UT $45,057

Lancaster, PA $44,988

Champaign, IL $44,979

Harrisburg, PA $44,923

Durham, NC $44,882

Kansas City, MO $44,877

Kansas City, KS $44,868

Fort Worth, TX $44,863

Boca Raton, FL $44,845

Cleveland, OH $44,840

Columbus, OH $44,831

Pittsburgh, PA $44,827

Richmond, VA $44,808

Indianapolis, IN $44,799

Cincinnati, OH $44,739

Petersburg, VA $44,670

Billings, MT $44,569

Lansing, MI $44,569

Huntsville, AL $44,569

Lebanon, PA $44,564

Dayton, OH $44,560

Pueblo, CO $44,560

Appleton, WI $44,546

Buffalo, NY $44,527

Racine, WI $44,504

Charlotte, NC $44,500

Saint Louis, MO $44,486

Springfield, IL $44,467

Elkhart, IN $44,458

York, PA $44,458

Gastonia, NC $44,454

Benton Harbor, MI $44,454

Beaumont, TX $44,426

Lorain, OH $44,417

Toledo, OH $44,398

Binghamton, NY $44,375

Rock Hill, SC $44,371

Rockford, IL $44,348

Fargo, ND $44,325

Elyria, OH $44,325

Flagstaff, AZ $44,293

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,265

Miami, FL $44,237

Duluth, MN $44,164

Bangor, ME $44,104

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,053

Louisville, KY $44,030

Grand Rapids, MI $44,021

Hialeah, FL $44,016

Casper, WY $43,952

Scranton, PA $43,897

New Orleans, LA $43,883

Virginia Beach, VA $43,878

Akron, OH $43,855

Peoria, IL $43,795

Sarasota, FL $43,786

Green Bay, WI $43,754

Baton Rouge, LA $43,731

Charleston, SC $43,722

Nashville, TN $43,708

Jamestown, NY $43,699

Davenport, IA $43,699

Tucson, AZ $43,676

Cheyenne, WY $43,662

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,648

Tampa, FL $43,639

Omaha, NE $43,629

Port Arthur, TX $43,611

Evansville, IN $43,611

Bradenton, FL $43,593

Santa Fe, NM $43,510

Orlando, FL $43,464

Clearwater, FL $43,413

Canton, OH $43,316

La Crosse, WI $43,316

Grand Forks, ND $43,303

Albuquerque, NM $43,289

Tulsa, OK $43,289

Newport News, VA $43,284

High Point, NC $43,270

Ogden, UT $43,252

Corpus Christi, TX $43,215

Laramie, WY $43,187

Norfolk, VA $43,187

Rock Island, IL $43,160

Saginaw, MI $43,151

Jacksonville, FL $43,146

Salisbury, NC $43,137

Memphis, TN $43,128

Moline, IL $43,105

Fort Myers, FL $43,091

Waterloo, IA $43,031

Spartanburg, SC $42,985

Lincoln, NE $42,962

Fort Wayne, IN $42,953

Birmingham, AL $42,902

Cedar Falls, IA $42,893

Provo, UT $42,888

Springfield, OH $42,884

San Antonio, TX $42,874

Greensboro, NC $42,856

South Bend, IN $42,851

Winston Salem, NC $42,847

Boise, ID $42,833

Savannah, GA $42,801

Muskegon, MI $42,718

Lima, OH $42,663

Lake Charles, LA $42,644

Anderson, IN $42,635

Lexington, KY $42,621

Augusta, GA $42,607

Greenville, SC $42,607

Wichita, KS $42,566

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,566

Columbia, SC $42,524

Bloomington, IN $42,409

Roanoke, VA $42,382

Asheville, NC $42,322

Knoxville, TN $42,244

Shreveport, LA $42,239

Wilmington, NC $42,179

Frankfort, KY $42,092

Oklahoma City, OK $42,059

Chillicothe, OH $42,041

Longview, TX $42,036

Topeka, KS $42,023

Mobile, AL $41,954

Terre Haute, IN $41,935

Erie, PA $41,931

Altoona, PA $41,908

Melbourne, FL $41,894

Amarillo, TX $41,875

Killeen, TX $41,861

Fayetteville, AR $41,825

Sioux Falls, SD $41,792

Chattanooga, TN $41,765

Idaho Falls, ID $41,760

Gainesville, FL $41,663

Portsmouth, OH $41,640

Little Rock, AR $41,631

Lynchburg, VA $41,631

Lafayette, LA $41,613

Youngstown, OH $41,613

Temple, TX $41,594

Daytona Beach, FL $41,585

Clarksville, TN $41,581

Pensacola, FL $41,576

Hopkinsville, KY $41,438

Charleston, WV $41,433

Florence, SC $41,410

Sioux City, IA $41,383

Macon, GA $41,249

Tallahassee, FL $41,245

Fayetteville, NC $41,235

Waco, TX $41,226

Wichita Falls, TX $41,226

Pine Bluff, AR $41,208

Vincennes, IN $41,120

Lubbock, TX $41,102

Great Falls, MT $41,074

Alamogordo, NM $41,070

Abilene, TX $41,033

Rapid City, SD $40,973

Monroe, LA $40,973

Albany, GA $40,945

Huntington, WV $40,941

Jackson, MS $40,936

Greenville, MS $40,931

Parkersburg, WV $40,885

Montgomery, AL $40,876

Johnstown, PA $40,867

Springfield, MO $40,830

Biloxi, MS $40,807

Sumter, SC $40,710

Columbus, GA $40,706

Twin Falls, ID $40,678

Pascagoula, MS $40,618

Kingsport, TN $40,499

Gulfport, MS $40,485

Alexandria, LA $40,333

Fort Smith, AR $40,218

El Paso, TX $40,093

Helena, MT $40,034

Las Cruces, NM $39,886

Harlingen, TX $39,757

Pocatello, ID $39,716

Florence, AL $39,702

Brownsville, TX $39,693

Dothan, AL $39,619

Mcallen, TX $39,596

Columbus, MS $39,255

Altus, OK $39,044

Lawton, OK $38,956

Pierre, SD $38,790

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	$51,107	11%
Time Management	$49,265	7%
Commitment	$48,805	6%
Organizational Skills	$48,805	6%
Negotiating	$48,805	6%
Team Operations	$47,423	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 April 01, 2026

$41,925

Average $46,042/year

$51,369

$3,494

Average $3,837/month

$4,281

$806

Average $885/week

$988

$20

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,369	$4,281	$988	$25
Average	$46,042	$3,837	$885	$22
25th Percentile	$41,925	$3,494	$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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