How much does an Intermodal Driver make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Intermodal Driver in the United States is $53,828 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.
However, an Intermodal Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,795
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,992 to $60,092
Key Factors That Influence Intermodal Driver Salaries
An Intermodal Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Intermodal 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 Intermodal Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $59,599.
California: $59,373.
Massachusetts: $58,581.
District of Columbia$59,599
California$59,373
Massachusetts$58,581
Washington$58,366
New Jersey$58,345
Alaska$58,269
Connecticut$57,526
New York$57,225
Hawaii$56,261
Rhode Island$55,809
Maryland$55,502
Minnesota$55,083
Colorado$54,921
Illinois$54,867
Oregon$54,663
Delaware$54,512
New Hampshire$54,417
Virginia$54,205
Pennsylvania$53,586
Nevada$53,274
North Dakota$53,172
Michigan$53,010
Wisconsin$52,951
Vermont$52,833
Texas$52,504
Maine$52,483
Arizona$52,450
Ohio$52,413
Georgia$51,917
Indiana$51,670
Wyoming$51,621
Utah$51,546
Iowa$51,514
Kansas$51,255
Louisiana$51,180
North Carolina$51,153
Missouri$51,142
Florida$50,932
Montana$50,819
Nebraska$50,712
Kentucky$50,653
South Carolina$50,437
Tennessee$50,303
Idaho$50,249
New Mexico$49,856
Oklahoma$49,770
Alabama$49,452
South Dakota$48,919
Arkansas$48,629
West Virginia$48,472
Mississippi$48,004
Top Paying Cities for Intermodal 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: $67,894
San Francisco: $67,150
Oakland: $65,735
San Jose, CA$67,894
San Francisco, CA$67,150
Oakland, CA$65,735
New York, NY$61,977
Paramus, NJ$61,224
Queens Village, NY$61,221
Passaic, NJ$61,170
Bergenfield, NJ$61,165
Stamford, CT$61,047
Huntington, NY$61,025
Newark, NJ$60,627
Bridgeport, CT$60,513
Vallejo, CA$60,406
New Brunswick, NJ$60,385
Petaluma, CA$60,352
Middlesex, NJ$60,250
Somerset, NJ$60,212
Santa Cruz, CA$60,142
Boston, MA$59,814
Monterey, CA$59,625
Seattle, WA$59,502
Santa Rosa, CA$59,491
Los Angeles, CA$59,475
Juneau, AK$59,335
Washington, DC$59,276
Orange, CA$59,084
Santa Ana, CA$58,942
Long Beach, CA$58,888
Anaheim, CA$58,878
Anchorage, AK$58,851
Santa Maria, CA$58,689
Everett, WA$58,678
Danbury, CT$58,489
Bremerton, WA$58,415
Tacoma, WA$58,221
New Suffolk, NY$58,220
Sacramento, CA$58,205
Santa Barbara, CA$58,145
Trenton, NJ$58,086
San Diego, CA$58,086
Brockton, MA$58,027
Fairbanks, AK$57,895
Lompoc, CA$57,758
Lowell, MA$57,714
Ventura, CA$57,704
Nashua, NH$57,693
Stockton, CA$57,688
Modesto, CA$57,295
Poughkeepsie, NY$57,177
Olympia, WA$57,074
Kennewick, WA$57,074
New Haven, CT$57,053
Lawrence, MA$56,859
Hartford, CT$56,805
Riverside, CA$56,794
New Bedford, MA$56,741
Richland, WA$56,741
Bakersfield, CA$56,665
San Bernardino, CA$56,644
New Britain, CT$56,638
Atlantic City, NJ$56,638
New London, CT$56,617
Norwich, CT$56,601
Portsmouth, NH$56,590
Boulder, CO$56,476
Portland, OR$56,401
Worcester, MA$56,396
Minneapolis, MN$56,229
Philadelphia, PA$56,154
Honolulu, HI$55,976
Saint Paul, MN$55,950
Vineland, NJ$55,938
Providence, RI$55,782
Chicago, IL$55,626
Bellingham, WA$55,562
Springfield, MA$55,519
Baltimore, MD$55,502
Chico, CA$55,368
Pittsfield, MA$55,223
Manchester, NH$55,120
Spokane, WA$54,883
Denver, CO$54,878
Albany, NY$54,625
Troy, NY$54,604
Nassau, NY$54,546
Schenectady, NY$54,490
Wilmington, DE$54,447
Burlington, VT$54,372
Salem, OR$54,351
Portland, ME$54,184
Yakima, WA$54,130
Rochester, MN$53,963
Reno, NV$53,936
Fresno, CA$53,936
Milwaukee, WI$53,888
Detroit, MI$53,834
Ann Arbor, MI$53,825
Allentown, PA$53,818
Colorado Springs, CO$53,726
Syracuse, NY$53,699
Carson City, NV$53,699
Houston, TX$53,624
Eugene, OR$53,597
Gary, IN$53,532
Springfield, OR$53,489
Bismarck, ND$53,479
Galveston, TX$53,441
Medford, OR$53,360
Fort Collins, CO$53,339
Concord, NH$53,312
Austin, TX$53,295
Mesa, AZ$53,182
Reading, PA$53,177
Phoenix, AZ$53,172
Dallas, TX$53,156
Saint Cloud, MN$53,104
Madison, WI$53,032
Utica, NY$52,886
Rochester, NY$52,800
Des Moines, IA$52,795
Raleigh, NC$52,790
Atlanta, GA$52,709
Battle Creek, MI$52,693
Salt Lake City, UT$52,676
Lancaster, PA$52,596
Harrisburg, PA$52,520
Kansas City, MO$52,467
Champaign, IL$52,456
Kansas City, KS$52,456
Fort Worth, TX$52,450
Columbus, OH$52,441
Boca Raton, FL$52,429
Pittsburgh, PA$52,407
Richmond, VA$52,386
Indianapolis, IN$52,375
Cleveland, OH$52,370
Las Vegas, NV$52,305
Cincinnati, OH$52,305
Petersburg, VA$52,224
Huntsville, AL$52,144
Lansing, MI$52,108
Lebanon, PA$52,101
Pueblo, CO$52,095
Appleton, WI$52,079
Buffalo, NY$52,057
Dayton, OH$52,041
Racine, WI$52,031
Charlotte, NC$52,025
Saint Louis, MO$52,009
York, PA$51,977
Elkhart, IN$51,977
Gastonia, NC$51,966
Billings, MT$51,954
Beaumont, TX$51,939
Lorain, OH$51,928
Benton Harbor, MI$51,917
Toledo, OH$51,907
Binghamton, NY$51,880
Rock Hill, SC$51,874
Rockford, IL$51,848
Springfield, IL$51,826
Elyria, OH$51,821
Fargo, ND$51,821
Flagstaff, AZ$51,783
Fort Lauderdale, FL$51,751
Duluth, MN$51,718
Miami, FL$51,718
Cheyenne, WY$51,681
Grand Forks, ND$51,681
Bangor, ME$51,562
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,503
Durham, NC$51,480
Louisville, KY$51,476
Grand Rapids, MI$51,465
Hialeah, FL$51,460
Casper, WY$51,385
Scranton, PA$51,320
New Orleans, LA$51,304
Virginia Beach, VA$51,298
Akron, OH$51,272
Peoria, IL$51,202
Sarasota, FL$51,191
Nashville, TN$51,153
Omaha, NE$51,153
Green Bay, WI$51,153
Baton Rouge, LA$51,126
Charleston, SC$51,115
Jamestown, NY$51,089
Davenport, IA$51,089
Tucson, AZ$51,062
Saint Petersburg, FL$51,029
Tampa, FL$51,019
Evansville, IN$50,986
Port Arthur, TX$50,986
Bradenton, FL$50,965
Santa Fe, NM$50,868
Orlando, FL$50,771
Clearwater, FL$50,755
Canton, OH$50,642
La Crosse, WI$50,642
Albuquerque, NM$50,609
Newport News, VA$50,604
High Point, NC$50,588
Ogden, UT$50,566
Corpus Christi, TX$50,523
Norfolk, VA$50,491
Laramie, WY$50,491
Rock Island, IL$50,459
Saginaw, MI$50,448
Jacksonville, FL$50,443
Salisbury, NC$50,432
Boise, ID$50,421
Moline, IL$50,394
Fort Myers, FL$50,378
Memphis, TN$50,367
Tulsa, OK$50,340
Waterloo, IA$50,308
Spartanburg, SC$50,254
Lincoln, NE$50,227
Fort Wayne, IN$50,217
Provo, UT$50,211
Cedar Falls, IA$50,147
San Antonio, TX$50,125
Greensboro, NC$50,103
South Bend, IN$50,098
Savannah, GA$50,039
Muskegon, MI$50,017
Birmingham, AL$50,012
Winston Salem, NC$49,986
Lake Charles, LA$49,856
Anderson, IN$49,845
Lexington, KY$49,829
Augusta, GA$49,813
Greenville, SC$49,813
Lima, OH$49,770
Wichita, KS$49,764
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,764
Columbia, SC$49,716
Springfield, OH$49,705
Asheville, NC$49,619
Bloomington, IN$49,581
Knoxville, TN$49,388
Shreveport, LA$49,382
Wilmington, NC$49,312
Roanoke, VA$49,312
Topeka, KS$49,215
Frankfort, KY$49,209
Oklahoma City, OK$49,172
Chillicothe, OH$49,151
Longview, TX$49,145
Melbourne, FL$49,140
Sioux Falls, SD$49,054
Mobile, AL$49,048
Terre Haute, IN$49,027
Altoona, PA$48,995
Amarillo, TX$48,957
Killeen, TX$48,941
Fayetteville, AR$48,898
Chattanooga, TN$48,882
Sioux City, IA$48,833
Idaho Falls, ID$48,822
Lynchburg, VA$48,779
Gainesville, FL$48,709
Portsmouth, OH$48,682
Little Rock, AR$48,672
Lafayette, LA$48,650
Youngstown, OH$48,650
Daytona Beach, FL$48,618
Clarksville, TN$48,612
Pensacola, FL$48,607
Temple, TX$48,603
Hopkinsville, KY$48,446
Erie, PA$48,435
Florence, SC$48,413
Charleston, WV$48,327
Great Falls, MT$48,300
Macon, GA$48,225
Tallahassee, FL$48,219
Fayetteville, NC$48,209
Waco, TX$48,198
Helena, MT$48,160
Pine Bluff, AR$48,140
Vincennes, IN$48,074
Lubbock, TX$48,053
Alamogordo, NM$48,020
Twin Falls, ID$47,972
Rapid City, SD$47,956
Jackson, MS$47,859
Huntington, WV$47,855
Greenville, MS$47,853
Parkersburg, WV$47,799
Montgomery, AL$47,789
Wichita Falls, TX$47,735
Springfield, MO$47,735
Biloxi, MS$47,708
Monroe, LA$47,654
Johnstown, PA$47,617
Sumter, SC$47,595
Columbus, GA$47,590
Pascagoula, MS$47,487
Abilene, TX$47,487
Kingsport, TN$47,347
Albany, GA$47,347
Gulfport, MS$47,331
Alexandria, LA$47,154
Fort Smith, AR$47,019
El Paso, TX$46,874
Las Cruces, NM$46,632
Harlingen, TX$46,495
Pocatello, ID$46,486
Florence, AL$46,416
Brownsville, TX$46,405
Mcallen, TX$46,292
Dothan, AL$46,217
Columbus, MS$45,897
Altus, OK$45,646
Lawton, OK$45,544
Pierre, SD$45,350
What Skills Can Increase an Intermodal Driver's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 17.14% 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.
Safety Administration (Mentioned in 2.21% Job Postings): Safety Administration it involves protecting the public from crime, disaster, and other potential threats to their safety and wellbeing.
CPR (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
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 an Intermodal Driver's salary.
Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Customer Satisfaction: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Intermodal Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Intermodal 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, Intermodal Driver positions in Telecom or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Intermodal Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Intermodal Driver
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$80,743
$39.0
50%
Internet
$75,360
$36.0
40%
Financial Services
$69,977
$34.0
30%
Insurance
$67,286
$32.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$64,594
$31.0
20%
How Education impacts an Intermodal Driver's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Intermodal 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 an Intermodal Driver with a No Diploma is between
$51,637
and $55,371).
Intermodal Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Intermodal 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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$48,992
Average$53,828/year
$60,092
$4,083
Average$4,486/month
$5,008
$942
Average$1,035/week
$1,156
$24
Average$26/hour
$29
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$60,092
$5,008
$1,156
$29
Average
$53,828
$4,486
$1,035
$26
25th Percentile
$48,992
$4,083
$942
$24
Salaries of Jobs related to Intermodal Driver
Intermodal Coordinator$62,896
Intermodal Truck Driver$58,928
Driver/Sales Representative$57,834
Intermodal Dispatcher$49,496
Intermodal Equipment Operator$48,836
Tanker Truck Driver$48,026
Shuttle Driver II$41,120
Driver$40,970
Taxi Driver$40,880
Ambulance Driver$36,806
Shuttle Driver I$30,002
Salary Trends for Intermodal Driver
Salaries for an Intermodal Driver can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $48,231 in 2023
to around $46,634 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Intermodal Driver salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Intermodal Driver
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Intermodal Driver
Here are companies hiring for Intermodal Driver and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Intermodal Driver
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Intermodal Driver?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Intermodal Driver roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
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