Container Driver Salary in California

How much does a Container Driver make in California?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Container Driver in California is $61,322 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,958
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,809 to $68,459
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,791

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Container Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,459	$5,705	$1,317	$33
Average	$61,322	$5,110	$1,179	$29
25th Percentile	$55,809	$4,651	$1,073	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Container Driver Salaries

A Container 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 Container 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 Container Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,555.
California: $61,322.
Massachusetts: $60,504.

District of Columbia $61,555 California $61,322 Massachusetts $60,504 Washington $60,282 New Jersey $60,260 Alaska $60,182 Connecticut $59,415 New York $59,103

Hawaii $58,108 Rhode Island $57,641 Maryland $57,324 Minnesota $56,891 Colorado $56,724 Illinois $56,668 Oregon $56,457 Delaware $56,301

New Hampshire $56,204 Virginia $55,985 Pennsylvania $55,345 Nevada $55,023 North Dakota $54,917 Michigan $54,750 Wisconsin $54,689 Vermont $54,567

Texas $54,228 Maine $54,206 Arizona $54,172 Ohio $54,133 Georgia $53,622 Indiana $53,366 Wyoming $53,316 Utah $53,238

Iowa $53,205 Kansas $52,938 Louisiana $52,860 North Carolina $52,832 Missouri $52,821 Florida $52,604 Montana $52,488 Nebraska $52,376

Kentucky $52,315 South Carolina $52,093 Tennessee $51,954 Idaho $51,898 New Mexico $51,492 Oklahoma $51,404 Alabama $51,075 South Dakota $50,525

Arkansas $50,225 West Virginia $50,064 Mississippi $49,580

Top Paying Cities for Container 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:

Los Angeles: $61,427
West Hollywood: $61,383
Dodgertown: $61,427

Los Angeles, CA $61,427 West Hollywood, CA $61,383 Dodgertown, CA $61,427 Playa Vista, CA $61,284 Bell Gardens, CA $61,288 Bell, CA $61,206 Beverly Hills, CA $61,380 Compton, CA $60,938

Culver City, CA $61,340 Downey, CA $61,017 El Segundo, CA $61,157 Gardena, CA $61,054 Hawthorne, CA $61,169 Hermosa Beach, CA $60,805 Huntington Park, CA $61,373 Lawndale, CA $61,066

Lynwood, CA $61,124 Malibu, CA $59,990 Manhattan Beach, CA $60,982 Maywood, CA $61,364 Pacific Palisades, CA $60,922 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA $60,706 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $60,702 Redondo Beach, CA $60,667

South Gate, CA $61,218 Topanga, CA $60,448 Venice, CA $61,234 Marina Del Rey, CA $61,246 Playa Del Rey, CA $61,181 Inglewood, CA $61,300 Santa Monica, CA $61,136 Torrance, CA $60,877

Whittier, CA $60,968 Buena Park, CA $60,861 La Palma, CA $60,871 Cypress, CA $60,873 La Habra, CA $60,863 La Mirada, CA $60,860 Montebello, CA $61,262 Norwalk, CA $60,819

Pico Rivera, CA $61,143 Santa Fe Springs, CA $60,859 Stanton, CA $60,874 Artesia, CA $60,846 Cerritos, CA $60,884 Avalon, CA $59,386 Bellflower, CA $60,891 Harbor City, CA $60,854

Lakewood, CA $60,844 Hawaiian Gardens, CA $60,866 Lomita, CA $60,861 Los Alamitos, CA $60,866 Paramount, CA $60,969 San Pedro, CA $60,835 Seal Beach, CA $60,861 Sunset Beach, CA $60,867

Surfside, CA $60,851 Wilmington, CA $60,829 Carson, CA $60,845 Signal Hill, CA $60,822 Long Beach, CA $60,821 Altadena, CA $61,272 Arcadia, CA $60,962 Duarte, CA $60,545

La Canada Flintridge, CA $61,296 Monrovia, CA $60,747 Montrose, CA $61,320 Mount Wilson, CA $60,970 Sierra Madre, CA $60,953 South Pasadena, CA $61,378 Sunland, CA $61,058 Tujunga, CA $60,721

Verdugo City, CA $61,323 Pasadena, CA $61,328 San Marino, CA $61,309 Glendale, CA $61,376 La Crescenta, CA $61,271 Agoura Hills, CA $59,656 Calabasas, CA $60,155 Canoga Park, CA $60,331

Winnetka, CA $60,421 West Hills, CA $60,024 Castaic, CA $59,156 Chatsworth, CA $60,023 Encino, CA $60,889 Newbury Park, CA $59,136 Newhall, CA $60,065 Northridge, CA $60,444

Porter Ranch, CA $60,234 Pacoima, CA $60,874 Reseda, CA $60,633 San Fernando, CA $60,650 Sylmar, CA $60,537 North Hills, CA $60,735 Granada Hills, CA $60,401 Mission Hills, CA $60,695

Santa Clarita, CA $59,654 Canyon Country, CA $59,741 Sun Valley, CA $61,170 Valencia, CA $59,424 Tarzana, CA $60,738 Thousand Oaks, CA $59,087 Westlake Village, CA $59,151 Woodland Hills, CA $60,486

Oak Park, CA $59,493 Stevenson Ranch, CA $59,649 Van Nuys, CA $60,963 Panorama City, CA $60,963 Sherman Oaks, CA $61,184 Burbank, CA $61,351 North Hollywood, CA $61,347 Studio City, CA $61,353

Valley Village, CA $61,331 Universal City, CA $61,382 Toluca Lake, CA $61,363 Rancho Cucamonga, CA $58,915 Azusa, CA $59,125 Baldwin Park, CA $60,638 Chino, CA $59,688 Chino Hills, CA $60,457

Claremont, CA $59,262 City Of Industry, CA $60,693 Covina, CA $60,257 El Monte, CA $61,142 South El Monte, CA $61,144 Glendora, CA $59,964 Guasti, CA $59,012 La Puente, CA $60,588

Hacienda Heights, CA $60,742 Rowland Heights, CA $60,823 La Verne, CA $59,449 Mira Loma, CA $58,936 Monterey Park, CA $61,371 Ontario, CA $59,126 Mt Baldy, CA $58,822 Montclair, CA $59,455

Diamond Bar, CA $60,620 Pomona, CA $60,024 Rosemead, CA $61,244 San Dimas, CA $59,872 San Gabriel, CA $61,260 Temple City, CA $61,182 Upland, CA $59,081 Walnut, CA $60,600

West Covina, CA $60,462 Alhambra, CA $61,347 Alpine, CA $59,310 Bonita, CA $59,993 Boulevard, CA $57,612 Campo, CA $58,380 Chula Vista, CA $59,993 Descanso, CA $58,820

Dulzura, CA $59,424 Guatay, CA $58,735 Imperial Beach, CA $59,993 Jacumba, CA $57,054 Jamul, CA $59,543 La Mesa, CA $59,993 Lemon Grove, CA $59,993 Lincoln Acres, CA $59,993

Mount Laguna, CA $58,304 National City, CA $59,993 Pine Valley, CA $58,499 Potrero, CA $58,834 Spring Valley, CA $59,993 Tecate, CA $58,907 Bonsall, CA $58,550 Borrego Springs, CA $56,459

Cardiff By The Sea, CA $59,657 Carlsbad, CA $59,166 Del Mar, CA $59,930 El Cajon, CA $59,886 Encinitas, CA $59,617 Escondido, CA $59,355 Fallbrook, CA $58,082 Julian, CA $57,157

La Jolla, CA $60,002 Lakeside, CA $59,689 Oceanside, CA $58,967 Camp Pendleton, CA $58,871 Pala, CA $57,970 Palomar Mountain, CA $57,702 Pauma Valley, CA $58,204 Poway, CA $59,739

Ramona, CA $59,124 Ranchita, CA $57,507 Rancho Santa Fe, CA $59,709 San Luis Rey, CA $58,660 San Marcos, CA $59,045 Santa Ysabel, CA $58,287 Santee, CA $59,993 Solana Beach, CA $59,792

Vista, CA $59,103 Valley Center, CA $58,559 Warner Springs, CA $57,332 San Diego, CA $59,993 Coronado, CA $59,993 San Ysidro, CA $59,993 Indio, CA $56,518 Indian Wells, CA $56,608

Palm Desert, CA $56,748 Banning, CA $58,064 Bard, CA $55,597 Beaumont, CA $58,300 Blythe, CA $55,657 Brawley, CA $56,007 Cabazon, CA $57,884 Calexico, CA $56,114

Calipatria, CA $56,001 Cathedral City, CA $57,095 Coachella, CA $56,110 Desert Center, CA $55,684 Desert Hot Springs, CA $57,280 Earp, CA $55,565 El Centro, CA $56,100 La Quinta, CA $56,571

Heber, CA $56,093 Holtville, CA $55,775 Imperial, CA $56,048 Joshua Tree, CA $56,696 Mecca, CA $56,053 Morongo Valley, CA $57,631 Niland, CA $55,918 North Palm Springs, CA $57,278

Ocotillo, CA $56,271 Palm Springs, CA $57,274 Palo Verde, CA $55,613 Parker Dam, CA $55,409 Pioneertown, CA $57,208 Rancho Mirage, CA $56,911 Seeley, CA $56,108 Thermal, CA $56,023

Salton City, CA $55,996 Thousand Palms, CA $56,838 Twentynine Palms, CA $55,903 Vidal, CA $55,488 Westmorland, CA $56,052 Whitewater, CA $57,691 Winterhaven, CA $55,590 Yucca Valley, CA $57,048

Landers, CA $57,036 Adelanto, CA $57,920 Amboy, CA $55,765 Angelus Oaks, CA $58,150 Apple Valley, CA $57,942 Baker, CA $55,874 Fort Irwin, CA $56,057 Barstow, CA $56,625

Grand Terrace, CA $58,622 Big Bear City, CA $57,923 Big Bear Lake, CA $58,248 Bloomington, CA $58,639 Blue Jay, CA $58,491 Bryn Mawr, CA $58,561 Calimesa, CA $58,406 Cedar Glen, CA $58,443

Cedarpines Park, CA $58,522 Cima, CA $55,384 Colton, CA $58,607 Crestline, CA $58,520 Crest Park, CA $58,491 Daggett, CA $56,667 Death Valley, CA $55,858 Phelan, CA $58,605

Fontana, CA $58,674 Essex, CA $55,502 Fawnskin, CA $58,268 Ludlow, CA $55,915 Forest Falls, CA $58,071 Hesperia, CA $58,346 Green Valley Lake, CA $58,377 Helendale, CA $57,374

Highland, CA $58,546 Hinkley, CA $56,725 Loma Linda, CA $58,534 Lake Arrowhead, CA $58,454 Lucerne Valley, CA $57,752 Lytle Creek, CA $58,680 Mentone, CA $58,461 Needles, CA $55,455

Nipton, CA $55,168 Newberry Springs, CA $56,205 Mountain Pass, CA $55,039 Oro Grande, CA $57,828 Patton, CA $58,522 Pinon Hills, CA $58,431 Redlands, CA $58,538 Rialto, CA $58,557

Rimforest, CA $58,516 Running Springs, CA $58,450 Shoshone, CA $55,191 Skyforest, CA $58,542 Sugarloaf, CA $57,988 Tecopa, CA $55,605 Twin Peaks, CA $58,512 Victorville, CA $58,316

Wrightwood, CA $58,664 Yermo, CA $56,385 Yucaipa, CA $58,376 San Bernardino, CA $58,503 Riverside, CA $58,659 March Air Reserve Base, CA $58,736 Lake Elsinore, CA $59,044 Aguanga, CA $57,446

Anza, CA $57,043 Hemet, CA $58,288 Homeland, CA $58,547 Idyllwild, CA $57,613 Moreno Valley, CA $58,675 Mountain Center, CA $56,961 Murrieta, CA $58,748 Nuevo, CA $58,499

Perris, CA $58,888 San Jacinto, CA $58,270 Menifee, CA $58,657 Sun City, CA $58,646 Temecula, CA $58,242 Wildomar, CA $58,773 Winchester, CA $58,399 Irvine, CA $60,989

Huntington Beach, CA $60,943 Laguna Niguel, CA $60,220 El Toro, CA $60,553 Foothill Ranch, CA $60,672 Capistrano Beach, CA $59,826 Corona Del Mar, CA $60,892 Costa Mesa, CA $61,002 Dana Point, CA $60,011

Lake Forest, CA $60,715 Laguna Woods, CA $60,721 East Irvine, CA $60,983 Laguna Beach, CA $60,650 Laguna Hills, CA $60,573 Midway City, CA $60,935 Aliso Viejo, CA $60,574 Newport Coast, CA $60,848

Newport Beach, CA $60,988 San Clemente, CA $59,033 San Juan Capistrano, CA $59,991 Silverado, CA $60,467 Trabuco Canyon, CA $59,712 Westminster, CA $60,926 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $60,278 Mission Viejo, CA $60,393

Ladera Ranch, CA $59,792 Santa Ana, CA $60,877 Fountain Valley, CA $60,983 Tustin, CA $61,027 Anaheim, CA $60,810 Atwood, CA $60,879 Brea, CA $60,848 Fullerton, CA $60,826

Garden Grove, CA $60,891 Orange, CA $61,024 Norco, CA $59,226 Villa Park, CA $60,966 Placentia, CA $60,849 Corona, CA $59,561 Yorba Linda, CA $60,869 Ventura, CA $59,598

Camarillo, CA $59,377 Carpinteria, CA $59,628 Fillmore, CA $58,957 Moorpark, CA $59,103 Oak View, CA $59,616 Ojai, CA $59,207 Oxnard, CA $59,541 Piru, CA $58,610

Port Hueneme, CA $59,450 Point Mugu Nawc, CA $55,980 Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA $59,495 Santa Paula, CA $59,370 Simi Valley, CA $59,392 Brandeis, CA $59,741 Somis, CA $59,274 Summerland, CA $60,032

Santa Barbara, CA $60,054 Goleta, CA $59,116 Alpaugh, CA $56,454 Armona, CA $55,798 Arvin, CA $58,231 Avenal, CA $56,319 Bodfish, CA $57,591 Buttonwillow, CA $57,873

California Hot Springs, CA $56,806 Camp Nelson, CA $56,181 Coalinga, CA $56,197 Corcoran, CA $56,330 Delano, CA $57,570 Ducor, CA $57,343 Earlimart, CA $56,920 Edison, CA $58,525

Exeter, CA $56,170 Pine Mountain Club, CA $57,869 Farmersville, CA $56,210 Fellows, CA $57,745 Frazier Park, CA $57,661 Glennville, CA $57,770 Goshen, CA $55,808 Hanford, CA $55,808

Huron, CA $55,868 Ivanhoe, CA $55,822 Kaweah, CA $56,027 Kernville, CA $56,832 Kettleman City, CA $56,160 Lake Isabella, CA $57,434 Lamont, CA $58,525 Laton, CA $55,761

Lebec, CA $57,695 Lemon Cove, CA $56,021 Lemoore, CA $55,812 Lindsay, CA $56,240 Lost Hills, CA $56,503 Mc Farland, CA $58,086 Mc Kittrick, CA $57,518 Maricopa, CA $57,883

New Cuyama, CA $58,172 Onyx, CA $56,398 Pixley, CA $56,446 Porterville, CA $56,773 Posey, CA $57,399 Richgrove, CA $57,510 Sequoia National Park, CA $55,826 Shafter, CA $58,377

Springville, CA $56,054 Stratford, CA $55,851 Strathmore, CA $56,231 Taft, CA $58,015 Terra Bella, CA $56,936 Three Rivers, CA $55,991 Tipton, CA $56,300 Tulare, CA $56,263

Tupman, CA $58,063 Visalia, CA $55,823 Wasco, CA $57,669 Waukena, CA $56,231 Weldon, CA $57,049 Wofford Heights, CA $57,268 Woodlake, CA $56,032 Woody, CA $58,009

Bakersfield, CA $58,525 San Luis Obispo, CA $58,479 Los Osos, CA $57,463 Arroyo Grande, CA $59,234 Atascadero, CA $57,014 Avila Beach, CA $57,954 Bradley, CA $56,116 Buellton, CA $59,600

Cambria, CA $56,206 Casmalia, CA $60,161 Cayucos, CA $56,184 Creston, CA $57,131 Grover Beach, CA $59,078 Guadalupe, CA $59,668 Harmony, CA $56,182 Lompoc, CA $59,654

Los Alamos, CA $60,402 Los Olivos, CA $59,589 Morro Bay, CA $57,068 Nipomo, CA $60,016 Oceano, CA $59,408 Paso Robles, CA $56,205 Pismo Beach, CA $58,729 San Ardo, CA $56,146

San Miguel, CA $56,258 San Simeon, CA $56,119 Santa Margarita, CA $58,864 Santa Maria, CA $60,616 Santa Ynez, CA $59,276 Shandon, CA $56,222 Solvang, CA $59,159 Templeton, CA $56,474

Mojave, CA $57,034 California City, CA $56,470 Acton, CA $59,808 Benton, CA $55,915 Big Pine, CA $55,842 Bishop, CA $55,889 Boron, CA $56,587 Bridgeport, CA $56,048

Caliente, CA $57,749 Cantil, CA $56,186 Darwin, CA $55,889 Edwards, CA $56,684 Independence, CA $55,911 Inyokern, CA $55,983 Johannesburg, CA $56,057 June Lake, CA $56,010

Keeler, CA $56,026 Keene, CA $57,980 Lake Hughes, CA $58,122 Lancaster, CA $58,233 Lee Vining, CA $55,981 Little Lake, CA $55,981 Littlerock, CA $59,142 Llano, CA $58,303

Lone Pine, CA $55,926 Mammoth Lakes, CA $55,975 Olancha, CA $55,869 Palmdale, CA $59,766 Pearblossom, CA $59,008 Randsburg, CA $55,886 Ridgecrest, CA $56,132 Red Mountain, CA $55,930

Rosamond, CA $57,400 Tehachapi, CA $57,779 Trona, CA $56,016 Valyermo, CA $58,922 Ahwahnee, CA $56,253 Auberry, CA $55,787 Badger, CA $55,905 Bass Lake, CA $56,028

Big Creek, CA $55,889 Biola, CA $55,733 Burrel, CA $55,766 Cantua Creek, CA $55,846 Caruthers, CA $55,738 Chowchilla, CA $56,281 Clovis, CA $55,708 Coarsegold, CA $55,816

Cutler, CA $55,793 Del Rey, CA $55,721 Dinuba, CA $55,776 Dos Palos, CA $57,089 Dunlap, CA $55,796 Firebaugh, CA $56,962 Fish Camp, CA $56,194 Five Points, CA $55,821

Fowler, CA $55,713 Friant, CA $55,764 Helm, CA $55,783 Hume, CA $55,872 Kerman, CA $55,761 Kingsburg, CA $55,766 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA $55,882 Lakeshore, CA $55,700

Los Banos, CA $57,679 Madera, CA $55,752 Mendota, CA $55,861 Miramonte, CA $55,806 Mono Hot Springs, CA $55,725 North Fork, CA $55,810 Oakhurst, CA $56,206 O Neals, CA $55,795

Orange Cove, CA $55,777 Orosi, CA $55,796 Parlier, CA $55,739 Piedra, CA $55,764 Fresno, CA $55,707 Prather, CA $55,765 Raisin City, CA $55,723 Raymond, CA $56,114

Reedley, CA $55,757 Riverdale, CA $55,768 Sanger, CA $55,746 San Joaquin, CA $55,780 Santa Rita Park, CA $57,282 Selma, CA $55,738 Shaver Lake, CA $55,797 South Dos Palos, CA $57,186

Sultana, CA $55,779 Tollhouse, CA $55,779 Tranquillity, CA $55,814 Wishon, CA $55,833 Yettem, CA $55,801 Traver, CA $55,776 Squaw Valley, CA $55,786 Salinas, CA $61,252

Big Sur, CA $57,341 Carmel By The Sea, CA $61,746 Carmel, CA $61,148 Carmel Valley, CA $60,518 Chualar, CA $60,443 Gonzales, CA $60,257 Greenfield, CA $58,237 Jolon, CA $57,392

King City, CA $56,439 Lockwood, CA $56,131 Marina, CA $61,572 Monterey, CA $61,582 Pacific Grove, CA $61,728 Pebble Beach, CA $61,735 San Lucas, CA $56,169 Seaside, CA $61,661

Soledad, CA $58,580 Spreckels, CA $61,243 Belmont, CA $67,859 Brisbane, CA $68,948 Burlingame, CA $67,347 Daly City, CA $69,036 El Granada, CA $66,441 Half Moon Bay, CA $67,009

La Honda, CA $67,252 Loma Mar, CA $66,642 Los Altos, CA $68,785 Menlo Park, CA $68,777 Atherton, CA $68,774 Portola Valley, CA $68,767 Millbrae, CA $67,747 Mountain View, CA $68,919

Montara, CA $66,983 Moss Beach, CA $66,821 Pacifica, CA $67,747 Pescadero, CA $66,434 Redwood City, CA $68,763 San Bruno, CA $68,124 San Carlos, CA $68,221 San Gregorio, CA $67,328

South San Francisco, CA $68,597 Sunnyvale, CA $69,327 San Francisco, CA $69,355 Sacramento, CA $60,115 Palo Alto, CA $68,777 Stanford, CA $68,777 San Mateo, CA $67,274 Alameda, CA $67,942

American Canyon, CA $62,325 Discovery Bay, CA $61,212 Danville, CA $65,044 Alamo, CA $66,070 Angwin, CA $61,188 Antioch, CA $62,235 Benicia, CA $62,453 Bethel Island, CA $60,941

Birds Landing, CA $61,339 Brentwood, CA $61,838 Byron, CA $61,927 Calistoga, CA $61,271 Canyon, CA $67,931 Clayton, CA $64,267 Concord, CA $64,820 Pleasant Hill, CA $65,102

Crockett, CA $62,541 Diablo, CA $65,556 El Cerrito, CA $67,807 Fairfield, CA $61,727 Travis Afb, CA $61,370 Fremont, CA $67,337 Hayward, CA $67,045 Castro Valley, CA $67,527

Hercules, CA $63,453 Knightsen, CA $61,299 Lafayette, CA $66,812 Livermore, CA $65,424 Martinez, CA $64,543 Moraga, CA $67,476 Napa, CA $61,368 Newark, CA $68,398

Oakley, CA $61,533 Oakville, CA $61,530 Orinda, CA $67,887 Pinole, CA $64,291 Pittsburg, CA $63,183 Pleasanton, CA $65,907 Pope Valley, CA $60,812 Dublin, CA $65,402

Port Costa, CA $62,622 Rio Vista, CA $60,860 Rodeo, CA $62,883 Rutherford, CA $61,540 Saint Helena, CA $61,266 Deer Park, CA $61,348 San Leandro, CA $67,966 San Lorenzo, CA $67,483

San Ramon, CA $65,400 Suisun City, CA $61,944 Sunol, CA $67,568 Union City, CA $67,434 Vallejo, CA $62,389 Walnut Creek, CA $66,664 Yountville, CA $61,496 Oakland, CA $67,893

Emeryville, CA $67,927 Piedmont, CA $67,993 Berkeley, CA $67,970 Albany, CA $68,044 Richmond, CA $67,246 El Sobrante, CA $66,357 San Pablo, CA $65,621 San Rafael, CA $66,195

Greenbrae, CA $66,817 Kentfield, CA $67,198 Belvedere Tiburon, CA $68,783 Bodega, CA $61,560 Bodega Bay, CA $61,393 Bolinas, CA $64,284 Corte Madera, CA $67,582 Rohnert Park, CA $62,197

Dillon Beach, CA $61,604 Fairfax, CA $65,599 Cotati, CA $62,108 Forest Knolls, CA $63,688 Inverness, CA $61,997 Lagunitas, CA $63,385 Larkspur, CA $67,190 Marshall, CA $61,843

Mill Valley, CA $66,828 Novato, CA $62,908 Nicasio, CA $63,020 Olema, CA $63,301 Penngrove, CA $62,261 Petaluma, CA $62,334 Point Reyes Station, CA $63,006 Ross, CA $66,295

San Anselmo, CA $65,184 San Geronimo, CA $64,046 San Quentin, CA $67,457 Sausalito, CA $68,945 Stinson Beach, CA $66,077 Tomales, CA $61,701 Valley Ford, CA $61,592 Woodacre, CA $64,161

Aptos, CA $63,352 Alviso, CA $69,049 Aromas, CA $61,862 Ben Lomond, CA $62,307 Boulder Creek, CA $64,586 Brookdale, CA $62,471 Campbell, CA $69,961 Capitola, CA $62,935

Castroville, CA $61,803 Coyote, CA $69,016 Cupertino, CA $68,755 Davenport, CA $63,165 Felton, CA $62,257 Freedom, CA $63,107 Gilroy, CA $63,816 Hollister, CA $61,101

Holy City, CA $65,566 Los Gatos, CA $69,019 Milpitas, CA $69,866 Morgan Hill, CA $66,779 Moss Landing, CA $61,971 Mount Hermon, CA $62,146 New Almaden, CA $68,477 Paicines, CA $56,518

Redwood Estates, CA $65,566 San Juan Bautista, CA $61,242 San Martin, CA $65,476 Santa Clara, CA $70,064 Santa Cruz, CA $62,117 Scotts Valley, CA $62,476 Saratoga, CA $68,671 Soquel, CA $63,499

Tres Pinos, CA $58,520 Watsonville, CA $63,164 San Jose, CA $70,122 Mount Hamilton, CA $68,486 Stockton, CA $59,582 Acampo, CA $59,651 Altaville, CA $57,949 Angels Camp, CA $58,069

Arnold, CA $56,213 Avery, CA $57,096 Burson, CA $58,492 Campo Seco, CA $58,441 Clements, CA $59,212 Copperopolis, CA $58,734 Douglas Flat, CA $57,615 Farmington, CA $59,000

French Camp, CA $59,638 Glencoe, CA $57,426 Hathaway Pines, CA $57,341 Holt, CA $59,744 Linden, CA $59,493 Lockeford, CA $59,587 Lodi, CA $59,598 Mokelumne Hill, CA $57,580

Mountain Ranch, CA $57,336 Murphys, CA $57,551 Rail Road Flat, CA $57,168 San Andreas, CA $57,778 Vallecito, CA $57,672 Valley Springs, CA $58,497 Victor, CA $59,619 Wallace, CA $58,898

West Point, CA $57,219 Wilseyville, CA $57,167 Woodbridge, CA $59,712 Atwater, CA $58,465 Ballico, CA $58,751 Tracy, CA $60,621 Big Oak Flat, CA $57,928 Catheys Valley, CA $56,682

Ceres, CA $59,197 Chinese Camp, CA $58,077 Columbia, CA $57,503 Coulterville, CA $56,900 Cressey, CA $58,658 Crows Landing, CA $59,678 Pinecrest, CA $56,181 Delhi, CA $58,857

Denair, CA $58,817 El Nido, CA $57,132 El Portal, CA $56,309 Empire, CA $59,186 Escalon, CA $59,214 Groveland, CA $56,355 Gustine, CA $59,926 Hickman, CA $58,915

Hilmar, CA $59,213 Hornitos, CA $57,076 Hughson, CA $59,182 Jamestown, CA $58,232 Keyes, CA $59,187 La Grange, CA $58,009 Lathrop, CA $59,766 Le Grand, CA $56,971

Livingston, CA $58,752 Long Barn, CA $56,768 Manteca, CA $59,634 Mariposa, CA $56,538 Merced, CA $57,275 Midpines, CA $56,549 Mi Wuk Village, CA $57,164 Moccasin, CA $57,796

Modesto, CA $59,176 Newman, CA $59,938 Oakdale, CA $59,002 Patterson, CA $61,255 Planada, CA $57,218 Ripon, CA $59,300 Riverbank, CA $59,191 Salida, CA $59,241

Snelling, CA $57,795 Sonora, CA $57,672 Soulsbyville, CA $57,517 Standard, CA $57,623 Stevinson, CA $59,162 Strawberry, CA $56,327 Tuolumne, CA $57,337 Turlock, CA $59,097

Twain Harte, CA $57,206 Vernalis, CA $59,922 Waterford, CA $58,824 Westley, CA $60,151 Winton, CA $58,544 Yosemite National Park, CA $55,995 Santa Rosa, CA $61,444 Albion, CA $56,448

Annapolis, CA $59,347 Boonville, CA $57,783 Boyes Hot Springs, CA $62,087 Branscomb, CA $56,393 Calpella, CA $57,625 Camp Meeker, CA $61,524 Caspar, CA $56,467 Cazadero, CA $60,729

Clearlake, CA $59,016 Clearlake Oaks, CA $58,370 Clearlake Park, CA $59,176 Cloverdale, CA $59,722 Cobb, CA $60,494 Comptche, CA $56,405 Covelo, CA $56,429 Dos Rios, CA $56,383

Duncans Mills, CA $61,283 Eldridge, CA $61,878 Elk, CA $56,594 El Verano, CA $62,183 Finley, CA $59,032 Forestville, CA $61,545 Fort Bragg, CA $56,483 Fulton, CA $61,450

Geyserville, CA $60,683 Glen Ellen, CA $61,788 Glenhaven, CA $58,533 Graton, CA $61,502 Gualala, CA $58,148 Guerneville, CA $61,295 Healdsburg, CA $61,274 Hopland, CA $59,021

Jenner, CA $60,786 Kelseyville, CA $59,512 Kenwood, CA $61,717 Lakeport, CA $58,510 Laytonville, CA $56,402 Little River, CA $56,474 Lower Lake, CA $59,304 Lucerne, CA $58,173

Manchester, CA $57,195 Mendocino, CA $56,474 Middletown, CA $60,741 Monte Rio, CA $61,332 Navarro, CA $56,527 Nice, CA $58,176 Occidental, CA $61,324 Philo, CA $57,224

Hidden Valley Lake, CA $60,452 Point Arena, CA $57,408 Potter Valley, CA $56,489 Redwood Valley, CA $56,825 Rio Nido, CA $61,361 Sebastopol, CA $61,537 Sonoma, CA $62,282 Stewarts Point, CA $59,208

Talmage, CA $57,838 Ukiah, CA $57,564 Upper Lake, CA $57,588 Villa Grande, CA $61,325 Vineburg, CA $62,276 Westport, CA $56,369 Willits, CA $56,460 Windsor, CA $61,486

Witter Springs, CA $57,476 Yorkville, CA $58,258 The Sea Ranch, CA $58,539 Eureka, CA $56,640 Alderpoint, CA $56,358 Blocksburg, CA $56,338 Arcata, CA $56,568 Mckinleyville, CA $56,573

Bayside, CA $56,548 Blue Lake, CA $56,479 Bridgeville, CA $56,384 Burnt Ranch, CA $56,452 Carlotta, CA $56,423 Crescent City, CA $56,351 Cutten, CA $56,639 Ferndale, CA $56,439

Fields Landing, CA $56,596 Fort Dick, CA $56,352 Fortuna, CA $56,556 Garberville, CA $56,388 Gasquet, CA $56,192 Honeydew, CA $56,331 Hoopa, CA $56,526 Hydesville, CA $56,513

Klamath, CA $56,394 Kneeland, CA $56,419 Korbel, CA $56,368 Loleta, CA $56,483 Mad River, CA $56,380 Miranda, CA $56,409 Myers Flat, CA $56,393 Orick, CA $56,430

Orleans, CA $56,454 Petrolia, CA $56,372 Phillipsville, CA $56,381 Redway, CA $56,467 Rio Dell, CA $56,523 Salyer, CA $56,465 Samoa, CA $56,527 Scotia, CA $56,449

Smith River, CA $56,202 Somes Bar, CA $56,435 Redcrest, CA $56,371 Trinidad, CA $56,510 Weott, CA $56,460 Willow Creek, CA $56,477 Leggett, CA $56,388 Piercy, CA $56,379

Whitethorn, CA $56,398 Zenia, CA $56,299 Amador City, CA $58,305 Auburn, CA $58,643 West Sacramento, CA $60,116 Brooks, CA $59,559 Capay, CA $59,553 Carmichael, CA $60,075

Citrus Heights, CA $59,778 Clarksburg, CA $60,125 Coloma, CA $58,538 Cool, CA $58,628 Courtland, CA $60,126 Davis, CA $60,056 Diamond Springs, CA $58,449 Dixon, CA $60,386

El Dorado, CA $58,515 Elk Grove, CA $59,877 Elmira, CA $60,905 Elverta, CA $60,008 Esparto, CA $59,881 Fair Oaks, CA $59,805 Fiddletown, CA $57,808 Folsom, CA $59,444

Foresthill, CA $57,264 Galt, CA $59,477 Garden Valley, CA $58,086 Georgetown, CA $57,499 Greenwood, CA $58,212 Grizzly Flats, CA $57,254 Guinda, CA $59,434 Herald, CA $58,960

Hood, CA $60,049 Ione, CA $58,445 Isleton, CA $60,472 Jackson, CA $57,996 Kit Carson, CA $57,346 Knights Landing, CA $59,197 Kirkwood, CA $56,320 Lincoln, CA $59,154

Loomis, CA $59,265 Lotus, CA $58,643 Mcclellan, CA $60,124 Madison, CA $59,976 Martell, CA $58,073 Mather, CA $59,947 Mount Aukum, CA $58,077 Newcastle, CA $59,063

Nicolaus, CA $59,498 North Highlands, CA $60,085 Roseville, CA $59,615 Orangevale, CA $59,647 Penryn, CA $59,158 Pilot Hill, CA $58,953 Pine Grove, CA $57,701 Pioneer, CA $56,813

Placerville, CA $58,345 Pleasant Grove, CA $59,644 Plymouth, CA $58,588 Rancho Cordova, CA $59,957 Represa, CA $59,457 Rescue, CA $58,952 Rio Linda, CA $60,125 Rio Oso, CA $59,144

River Pines, CA $58,171 Robbins, CA $59,353 Rocklin, CA $59,441 Rumsey, CA $58,446 Ryde, CA $60,178 Sheridan, CA $58,944 Shingle Springs, CA $58,899 Sloughhouse, CA $59,284

Somerset, CA $57,301 Sutter Creek, CA $58,115 Thornton, CA $60,149 Vacaville, CA $60,935 Volcano, CA $57,632 Walnut Grove, CA $60,284 Wheatland, CA $58,660 Wilton, CA $59,643

Winters, CA $60,208 Woodland, CA $59,931 Yolo, CA $59,872 Zamora, CA $59,747 Drytown, CA $58,406 Alta, CA $57,189 Applegate, CA $58,216 Camino, CA $57,826

Chicago Park, CA $57,386 Colfax, CA $57,589 Dutch Flat, CA $57,137 Emigrant Gap, CA $56,780 Gold Run, CA $57,172 Kyburz, CA $56,368 Echo Lake, CA $56,310 Meadow Vista, CA $58,275

Norden, CA $56,928 Pollock Pines, CA $56,791 Soda Springs, CA $56,974 Twin Bridges, CA $56,237 Weimar, CA $58,012 Granite Bay, CA $59,398 El Dorado Hills, CA $59,209 Antelope, CA $59,935

Marysville, CA $57,580 Beale Afb, CA $58,259 Alleghany, CA $56,747 Arbuckle, CA $58,167 Artois, CA $56,995 Bangor, CA $57,274 Belden, CA $56,722 Berry Creek, CA $57,113

Biggs, CA $57,185 Browns Valley, CA $57,243 Brownsville, CA $57,156 Butte City, CA $57,157 Camptonville, CA $56,815 Canyon Dam, CA $56,636 Cedar Ridge, CA $57,385 Challenge, CA $57,005

Chico, CA $57,185 Clipper Mills, CA $56,998 Colusa, CA $57,493 Crescent Mills, CA $56,591 Dobbins, CA $56,959 Downieville, CA $56,682 Dunnigan, CA $59,324 Durham, CA $57,183

Elk Creek, CA $56,970 Feather Falls, CA $57,165 Forbestown, CA $57,110 Forest Ranch, CA $57,077 Glenn, CA $57,126 Goodyears Bar, CA $56,713 Grass Valley, CA $57,342 Penn Valley, CA $57,528

Greenville, CA $56,607 Gridley, CA $57,310 Grimes, CA $58,285 Hamilton City, CA $57,149 Live Oak, CA $57,433 Magalia, CA $57,073 Maxwell, CA $57,371 Meadow Valley, CA $56,727

Meridian, CA $58,379 Nelson, CA $57,160 Nevada City, CA $56,970 North San Juan, CA $56,735 Olivehurst, CA $58,646 Oregon House, CA $57,165 Orland, CA $56,930 Oroville, CA $57,138

Paradise, CA $57,121 Palermo, CA $57,233 Princeton, CA $57,169 Quincy, CA $56,626 Rackerby, CA $57,247 Richvale, CA $57,152 Rough And Ready, CA $57,424 Smartsville, CA $57,758

Stirling City, CA $57,023 Stonyford, CA $57,014 Storrie, CA $56,911 Strawberry Valley, CA $56,691 Sutter, CA $57,638 Taylorsville, CA $56,517 Twain, CA $56,647 Washington, CA $56,991

Williams, CA $57,573 Willows, CA $57,070 Yuba City, CA $58,742 Redding, CA $56,770 Adin, CA $56,589 Anderson, CA $56,762 Bella Vista, CA $56,780 Bieber, CA $56,629

Big Bar, CA $56,390 Big Bend, CA $56,673 Burney, CA $56,829 Callahan, CA $56,498 Canby, CA $56,495 Cassel, CA $56,807 Castella, CA $56,599 Shasta Lake, CA $56,801

Chester, CA $56,752 Corning, CA $56,917 Cottonwood, CA $56,679 Dorris, CA $56,188 Douglas City, CA $56,529 Dunsmuir, CA $56,673 Etna, CA $56,491 Fall River Mills, CA $56,765

Flournoy, CA $56,746 Forks Of Salmon, CA $56,401 Fort Jones, CA $56,321 French Gulch, CA $56,570 Gazelle, CA $56,536 Gerber, CA $56,910 Greenview, CA $56,495 Grenada, CA $56,444

Happy Camp, CA $56,214 Hat Creek, CA $56,811 Hayfork, CA $56,486 Hornbrook, CA $55,649 Hyampom, CA $56,398 Igo, CA $56,532 Junction City, CA $56,499 Klamath River, CA $55,761

Lakehead, CA $56,643 Lewiston, CA $56,575 Lookout, CA $56,612 Los Molinos, CA $56,948 Mcarthur, CA $56,716 Mccloud, CA $56,690 Macdoel, CA $56,329 Manton, CA $56,804

Mill Creek, CA $56,736 Millville, CA $56,758 Mineral, CA $56,810 Montague, CA $56,227 Montgomery Creek, CA $56,740 Mount Shasta, CA $56,707 Nubieber, CA $56,687 Oak Run, CA $56,793

Obrien, CA $56,644 Old Station, CA $56,810 Palo Cedro, CA $56,797 Paskenta, CA $56,724 Paynes Creek, CA $56,783 Platina, CA $56,430 Proberta, CA $56,975 Red Bluff, CA $56,733

Round Mountain, CA $56,836 Scott Bar, CA $55,988 Seiad Valley, CA $55,712 Shasta, CA $56,617 Shingletown, CA $56,834 Tehama, CA $56,960 Trinity Center, CA $56,504 Vina, CA $57,039

Weaverville, CA $56,587 Weed, CA $56,638 Whiskeytown, CA $56,564 Whitmore, CA $56,830 Yreka, CA $56,128 Alturas, CA $56,528 Blairsden Graeagle, CA $56,597 Cedarville, CA $56,441

Chilcoot, CA $56,021 Clio, CA $56,558 Coleville, CA $56,151 Davis Creek, CA $56,309 Doyle, CA $56,150 Eagleville, CA $56,408 Floriston, CA $56,304 Fort Bidwell, CA $56,244

Herlong, CA $56,392 Janesville, CA $56,589 Lake City, CA $56,309 Likely, CA $56,476 Litchfield, CA $56,450 Loyalton, CA $56,235 Madeline, CA $56,500 Markleeville, CA $56,087

Milford, CA $56,450 Portola, CA $56,500 Ravendale, CA $56,432 Calpine, CA $56,406 Sierra City, CA $56,601 Sierraville, CA $56,530 Susanville, CA $56,646 Standish, CA $56,557

Beckwourth, CA $56,273 Termo, CA $56,484 Topaz, CA $56,106 Tulelake, CA $56,228 Vinton, CA $56,104 Wendel, CA $56,301 Westwood, CA $56,752 Carnelian Bay, CA $56,991

Homewood, CA $56,625 Tahoma, CA $56,225 Kings Beach, CA $56,680 Tahoe City, CA $56,901 Olympic Valley, CA $57,080 Tahoe Vista, CA $56,870 South Lake Tahoe, CA $56,131 Truckee, CA $57,219

Container Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Container Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Container Driver positions in Telecom or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Container Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Container Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$91,983	$44.0	50%
Internet	$85,850	$41.0	40%
Financial Services	$79,718	$38.0	30%
Insurance	$76,652	$37.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$73,586	$35.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Container 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

$55,809

Average $61,322/year

$68,459

$4,651

Average $5,110/month

$5,705

$1,073

Average $1,179/week

$1,317

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,459	$5,705	$1,317	$33
Average	$61,322	$5,110	$1,179	$29
25th Percentile	$55,809	$4,651	$1,073	$27

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