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

A Driver's salary grows with experience: a Bus Driver (0-0 years)earns $52,343, a Limousine Chauffeur I (0-1 years)earns $37,021, a Driver (1-3 years)earns $43,464, a Limousine Chauffeur III (3-5 years)earns $65,985,

What are the highest paying states for a Driver?

Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Driver roles are District of Columbia $46,225, California $46,050, Massachusetts $45,436. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Driver roles make?

Salaries for Driver level roles vary by specialization: Driver/Sales Representative: $57,304; PeopleMover Driver: $50,904; Tanker Truck Driver: $48,016; Forklift Driver: $42,802; Shuttle Driver II: $41,125.

How do different companies affect a Driver's salary?

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

Driver Salary in the United States

How much does a Driver make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Driver in the United States is $41,750 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,149
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,694 to $49,287
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,181

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Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,287	$4,107	$948	$24
Average	$41,750	$3,479	$803	$20
25th Percentile	$35,694	$2,975	$686	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Driver Salaries

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

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

District of Columbia: $46,225.
California: $46,050.
Massachusetts: $45,436.

District of Columbia $46,225 California $46,050 Massachusetts $45,436 Washington $45,269 New Jersey $45,253 Alaska $45,194 Connecticut $44,618 New York $44,384

Hawaii $43,637 Rhode Island $43,286 Maryland $43,048 Minnesota $42,723 Colorado $42,597 Illinois $42,556 Oregon $42,397 Delaware $42,280

New Hampshire $42,207 Virginia $42,042 Pennsylvania $41,562 Nevada $41,320 North Dakota $41,241 Michigan $41,115 Wisconsin $41,069 Vermont $40,978

Texas $40,723 Maine $40,706 Arizona $40,681 Ohio $40,652 Georgia $40,268 Indiana $40,076 Wyoming $40,038 Utah $39,980

Iowa $39,955 Kansas $39,754 Louisiana $39,696 North Carolina $39,675 Missouri $39,667 Florida $39,504 Montana $39,416 Nebraska $39,333

Kentucky $39,287 South Carolina $39,120 Tennessee $39,015 Idaho $38,974 New Mexico $38,669 Oklahoma $38,602 Alabama $38,356 South Dakota $37,942

Arkansas $37,717 West Virginia $37,596 Mississippi $37,233

Top Paying Cities for 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: $52,659
San Francisco: $52,141
Oakland: $50,985

San Jose, CA $52,659

San Francisco, CA $52,141

Oakland, CA $50,985

New York, NY $48,384

Queens Village, NY $48,071

Paramus, NJ $47,737

Passaic, NJ $47,695

Bergenfield, NJ $47,653

Stamford, CT $47,591

Huntington, NY $47,549

Newark, NJ $47,278

Bridgeport, CT $47,194

New Brunswick, NJ $47,056

Vallejo, CA $46,969

Middlesex, NJ $46,944

Somerset, NJ $46,906

Petaluma, CA $46,810

Santa Cruz, CA $46,647

Boston, MA $46,564

Monterey, CA $46,355

Fairbanks, AK $46,326

Los Angeles, CA $46,246

Washington, DC $46,225

Seattle, WA $46,150

Santa Rosa, CA $46,142

Juneau, AK $46,021

Orange, CA $45,883

Anchorage, AK $45,808

Anaheim, CA $45,779

Santa Ana, CA $45,716

Nassau, NY $45,691

Long Beach, CA $45,674

Danbury, CT $45,662

Santa Maria, CA $45,520

Everett, WA $45,512

Bremerton, WA $45,307

Trenton, NJ $45,228

Sacramento, CA $45,211

San Diego, CA $45,190

Brockton, MA $45,173

Tacoma, WA $45,157

Santa Barbara, CA $45,098

Lowell, MA $44,931

New Suffolk, NY $44,915

Nashua, NH $44,864

Lompoc, CA $44,798

Ventura, CA $44,756

Stockton, CA $44,743

New Haven, CT $44,660

Atlantic City, NJ $44,551

Hartford, CT $44,459

Modesto, CA $44,439

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,347

New Britain, CT $44,326

Olympia, WA $44,267

Kennewick, WA $44,267

New London, CT $44,259

Norwich, CT $44,247

Lawrence, MA $44,226

Bakersfield, CA $44,109

Riverside, CA $44,050

New Bedford, MA $44,050

Richland, WA $44,009

Portsmouth, NH $43,975

Vineland, NJ $43,967

San Bernardino, CA $43,933

Boulder, CO $43,817

Worcester, MA $43,783

Portland, OR $43,746

Saint Paul, MN $43,695

Minneapolis, MN $43,695

Philadelphia, PA $43,637

Honolulu, HI $43,416

Springfield, MA $43,270

Providence, RI $43,265

Chicago, IL $43,144

Bellingham, WA $43,094

Baltimore, MD $43,048

Chico, CA $42,944

Wilmington, DE $42,873

Pittsfield, MA $42,831

Manchester, NH $42,752

Spokane, WA $42,568

Denver, CO $42,564

Albany, NY $42,368

Troy, NY $42,351

Schenectady, NY $42,263

Burlington, VT $42,172

Portland, ME $42,025

Salem, OR $41,992

Yakima, WA $41,984

Ann Arbor, MI $41,971

Rochester, MN $41,854

Fresno, CA $41,833

Reno, NV $41,833

Milwaukee, WI $41,796

Detroit, MI $41,754

Allentown, PA $41,742

Carson City, NV $41,737

Houston, TX $41,675

Colorado Springs, CO $41,671

Syracuse, NY $41,650

Eugene, OR $41,570

Bismarck, ND $41,520

Gary, IN $41,520

Galveston, TX $41,520

Springfield, OR $41,487

Medford, OR $41,387

Fort Collins, CO $41,370

Austin, TX $41,337

Mesa, AZ $41,249

Phoenix, AZ $41,241

Dallas, TX $41,228

Reading, PA $41,203

Saint Cloud, MN $41,186

Concord, NH $41,149

Madison, WI $41,132

Utica, NY $41,019

Raleigh, NC $40,986

Las Vegas, NV $40,982

Rochester, NY $40,952

Des Moines, IA $40,948

Atlanta, GA $40,882

Battle Creek, MI $40,869

Salt Lake City, UT $40,856

Lancaster, PA $40,794

Champaign, IL $40,785

Harrisburg, PA $40,735

Durham, NC $40,698

Kansas City, MO $40,694

Kansas City, KS $40,685

Fort Worth, TX $40,681

Boca Raton, FL $40,664

Cleveland, OH $40,660

Columbus, OH $40,652

Pittsburgh, PA $40,648

Richmond, VA $40,631

Indianapolis, IN $40,623

Cincinnati, OH $40,568

Petersburg, VA $40,506

Billings, MT $40,414

Lansing, MI $40,414

Huntsville, AL $40,414

Lebanon, PA $40,410

Dayton, OH $40,406

Pueblo, CO $40,406

Appleton, WI $40,393

Buffalo, NY $40,376

Racine, WI $40,355

Charlotte, NC $40,351

Saint Louis, MO $40,339

Springfield, IL $40,322

Elkhart, IN $40,314

York, PA $40,314

Gastonia, NC $40,310

Benton Harbor, MI $40,310

Beaumont, TX $40,284

Lorain, OH $40,276

Toledo, OH $40,259

Binghamton, NY $40,239

Rock Hill, SC $40,234

Rockford, IL $40,214

Fargo, ND $40,193

Elyria, OH $40,193

Flagstaff, AZ $40,163

Fort Lauderdale, FL $40,138

Miami, FL $40,113

Duluth, MN $40,047

Bangor, ME $39,992

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,946

Louisville, KY $39,925

Grand Rapids, MI $39,917

Hialeah, FL $39,913

Casper, WY $39,854

Scranton, PA $39,804

New Orleans, LA $39,792

Virginia Beach, VA $39,788

Akron, OH $39,767

Peoria, IL $39,713

Sarasota, FL $39,704

Green Bay, WI $39,675

Baton Rouge, LA $39,654

Charleston, SC $39,646

Nashville, TN $39,633

Jamestown, NY $39,625

Davenport, IA $39,625

Tucson, AZ $39,604

Cheyenne, WY $39,591

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,579

Tampa, FL $39,571

Omaha, NE $39,562

Port Arthur, TX $39,546

Evansville, IN $39,546

Bradenton, FL $39,529

Santa Fe, NM $39,454

Orlando, FL $39,412

Clearwater, FL $39,366

Canton, OH $39,278

La Crosse, WI $39,278

Grand Forks, ND $39,266

Albuquerque, NM $39,253

Tulsa, OK $39,253

Newport News, VA $39,249

High Point, NC $39,237

Ogden, UT $39,220

Corpus Christi, TX $39,186

Laramie, WY $39,161

Norfolk, VA $39,161

Rock Island, IL $39,136

Saginaw, MI $39,128

Jacksonville, FL $39,124

Salisbury, NC $39,115

Memphis, TN $39,107

Moline, IL $39,086

Fort Myers, FL $39,074

Waterloo, IA $39,019

Spartanburg, SC $38,978

Lincoln, NE $38,957

Fort Wayne, IN $38,948

Birmingham, AL $38,903

Cedar Falls, IA $38,894

Provo, UT $38,890

Springfield, OH $38,886

San Antonio, TX $38,878

Greensboro, NC $38,861

South Bend, IN $38,857

Winston Salem, NC $38,852

Boise, ID $38,840

Savannah, GA $38,811

Muskegon, MI $38,736

Lima, OH $38,685

Lake Charles, LA $38,669

Anderson, IN $38,660

Lexington, KY $38,648

Augusta, GA $38,635

Greenville, SC $38,635

Wichita, KS $38,598

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,598

Columbia, SC $38,560

Bloomington, IN $38,456

Roanoke, VA $38,431

Asheville, NC $38,377

Knoxville, TN $38,306

Shreveport, LA $38,301

Wilmington, NC $38,247

Frankfort, KY $38,168

Oklahoma City, OK $38,139

Chillicothe, OH $38,122

Longview, TX $38,118

Topeka, KS $38,105

Mobile, AL $38,043

Terre Haute, IN $38,026

Erie, PA $38,022

Altoona, PA $38,001

Melbourne, FL $37,988

Amarillo, TX $37,972

Killeen, TX $37,959

Fayetteville, AR $37,926

Sioux Falls, SD $37,896

Chattanooga, TN $37,871

Idaho Falls, ID $37,867

Gainesville, FL $37,779

Portsmouth, OH $37,759

Little Rock, AR $37,750

Lynchburg, VA $37,750

Lafayette, LA $37,734

Youngstown, OH $37,734

Temple, TX $37,717

Daytona Beach, FL $37,709

Clarksville, TN $37,704

Pensacola, FL $37,700

Hopkinsville, KY $37,575

Charleston, WV $37,571

Florence, SC $37,550

Sioux City, IA $37,525

Macon, GA $37,404

Tallahassee, FL $37,400

Fayetteville, NC $37,391

Waco, TX $37,383

Wichita Falls, TX $37,383

Pine Bluff, AR $37,366

Vincennes, IN $37,287

Lubbock, TX $37,270

Great Falls, MT $37,245

Alamogordo, NM $37,241

Abilene, TX $37,208

Rapid City, SD $37,153

Monroe, LA $37,153

Albany, GA $37,128

Huntington, WV $37,124

Jackson, MS $37,120

Greenville, MS $37,116

Parkersburg, WV $37,074

Montgomery, AL $37,066

Johnstown, PA $37,057

Springfield, MO $37,024

Biloxi, MS $37,003

Sumter, SC $36,915

Columbus, GA $36,911

Twin Falls, ID $36,886

Pascagoula, MS $36,832

Kingsport, TN $36,723

Gulfport, MS $36,711

Alexandria, LA $36,573

Fort Smith, AR $36,469

El Paso, TX $36,356

Helena, MT $36,302

Las Cruces, NM $36,168

Harlingen, TX $36,051

Pocatello, ID $36,013

Florence, AL $36,001

Brownsville, TX $35,993

Dothan, AL $35,926

Mcallen, TX $35,905

Columbus, MS $35,596

Altus, OK $35,404

Lawton, OK $35,325

Pierre, SD $35,174

What Skills Can Increase a Driver's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 9.17% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
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Package Delivery (Mentioned in 1.78% Job Postings): Package delivery or parcel delivery is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high value mail as single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less than truckload shipping carriers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	9.17%
Workday	2.45%
Package Delivery	1.78%

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 Driver's salary.

Service Quality: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Container: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Facilities Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Service Quality	$45,925	10%
Container	$45,507	9%
Facilities Maintenance	$44,672	7%
Hard Working	$43,837	5%
Leadership	$43,420	4%
Commitment	$43,420	4%

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How Education impacts a Driver's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Drivers 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 Driver with a No Diploma is between $33,285 and $36,826).

Driver Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Driver

No Diploma 9.6%

High School 54.8%

Associates 19.2%

Bachelors 12.3%

Masters 2.7%

Doctorate 1.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	9.6%
High School	54.8%
Associates	19.2%
Bachelors	12.3%
Masters	2.7%
Doctorate	1.4%

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

Understanding how a 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

$35,694

Average $41,750/year

$49,287

$2,975

Average $3,479/month

$4,107

$686

Average $803/week

$948

$17

Average $20/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,287	$4,107	$948	$24
Average	$41,750	$3,479	$803	$20
25th Percentile	$35,694	$2,975	$686	$17

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Salary Trends for Driver

Salaries for a Driver can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,970 in 2023 to around $48,315 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Driver salary trends, .

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