Key Factors That Influence Truck Unloader Salaries
A Truck Unloader'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 Experience Level Affects Truck Unloader Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Truck Unloader'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:
How Do Truck Unloader 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 Truck Unloaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $56,699
San Francisco: $56,079
Oakland: $54,897
San Jose, CA$56,699
San Francisco, CA$56,079
Oakland, CA$54,897
New York, NY$51,759
Paramus, NJ$51,129
Queens Village, NY$51,127
Passaic, NJ$51,084
Bergenfield, NJ$51,080
Stamford, CT$50,981
Huntington, NY$50,963
Newark, NJ$50,631
Bridgeport, CT$50,536
Vallejo, CA$50,446
New Brunswick, NJ$50,428
Petaluma, CA$50,402
Middlesex, NJ$50,316
Somerset, NJ$50,285
Santa Cruz, CA$50,226
Boston, MA$49,952
Monterey, CA$49,794
Seattle, WA$49,691
Santa Rosa, CA$49,682
Los Angeles, CA$49,669
Juneau, AK$49,552
Washington, DC$49,502
Orange, CA$49,342
Santa Ana, CA$49,224
Long Beach, CA$49,179
Anaheim, CA$49,170
Anchorage, AK$49,147
Santa Maria, CA$49,012
Everett, WA$49,003
Danbury, CT$48,845
Bremerton, WA$48,783
Tacoma, WA$48,621
New Suffolk, NY$48,620
Sacramento, CA$48,608
Santa Barbara, CA$48,558
Trenton, NJ$48,509
San Diego, CA$48,509
Brockton, MA$48,460
Fairbanks, AK$48,349
Lompoc, CA$48,235
Lowell, MA$48,198
Ventura, CA$48,190
Nashua, NH$48,181
Stockton, CA$48,176
Modesto, CA$47,848
Poughkeepsie, NY$47,749
Olympia, WA$47,664
Kennewick, WA$47,664
New Haven, CT$47,646
Lawrence, MA$47,484
Hartford, CT$47,439
Riverside, CA$47,430
New Bedford, MA$47,385
Richland, WA$47,385
Bakersfield, CA$47,322
San Bernardino, CA$47,304
New Britain, CT$47,300
Atlantic City, NJ$47,300
New London, CT$47,282
Norwich, CT$47,268
Portsmouth, NH$47,259
Boulder, CO$47,164
Portland, OR$47,102
Worcester, MA$47,097
Minneapolis, MN$46,958
Philadelphia, PA$46,895
Honolulu, HI$46,747
Saint Paul, MN$46,725
Vineland, NJ$46,715
Providence, RI$46,585
Chicago, IL$46,455
Bellingham, WA$46,401
Springfield, MA$46,365
Baltimore, MD$46,351
Chico, CA$46,239
Pittsfield, MA$46,117
Manchester, NH$46,032
Spokane, WA$45,834
Denver, CO$45,830
Albany, NY$45,619
Troy, NY$45,601
Nassau, NY$45,552
Schenectady, NY$45,506
Wilmington, DE$45,470
Burlington, VT$45,407
Salem, OR$45,389
Portland, ME$45,250
Yakima, WA$45,205
Rochester, MN$45,066
Reno, NV$45,043
Fresno, CA$45,043
Milwaukee, WI$45,003
Detroit, MI$44,958
Ann Arbor, MI$44,950
Allentown, PA$44,944
Colorado Springs, CO$44,868
Syracuse, NY$44,845
Carson City, NV$44,845
Houston, TX$44,782
Eugene, OR$44,760
Gary, IN$44,706
Springfield, OR$44,670
Bismarck, ND$44,661
Galveston, TX$44,630
Medford, OR$44,562
Fort Collins, CO$44,544
Concord, NH$44,522
Austin, TX$44,508
Mesa, AZ$44,414
Reading, PA$44,409
Phoenix, AZ$44,405
Dallas, TX$44,391
Saint Cloud, MN$44,348
Madison, WI$44,288
Utica, NY$44,167
Rochester, NY$44,095
Des Moines, IA$44,090
Raleigh, NC$44,086
Atlanta, GA$44,018
Battle Creek, MI$44,005
Salt Lake City, UT$43,991
Lancaster, PA$43,924
Harrisburg, PA$43,861
Kansas City, MO$43,816
Champaign, IL$43,807
Kansas City, KS$43,807
Fort Worth, TX$43,802
Columbus, OH$43,795
Boca Raton, FL$43,784
Pittsburgh, PA$43,766
Richmond, VA$43,748
Indianapolis, IN$43,739
Cleveland, OH$43,735
Las Vegas, NV$43,681
Cincinnati, OH$43,681
Petersburg, VA$43,614
Huntsville, AL$43,546
Lansing, MI$43,516
Lebanon, PA$43,510
Pueblo, CO$43,506
Appleton, WI$43,492
Buffalo, NY$43,474
Dayton, OH$43,461
Racine, WI$43,452
Charlotte, NC$43,447
Saint Louis, MO$43,434
York, PA$43,407
Elkhart, IN$43,407
Gastonia, NC$43,398
Billings, MT$43,387
Beaumont, TX$43,375
Lorain, OH$43,366
Benton Harbor, MI$43,357
Toledo, OH$43,348
Binghamton, NY$43,326
Rock Hill, SC$43,321
Rockford, IL$43,299
Springfield, IL$43,281
Elyria, OH$43,276
Fargo, ND$43,276
Flagstaff, AZ$43,245
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,218
Duluth, MN$43,191
Miami, FL$43,191
Cheyenne, WY$43,160
Grand Forks, ND$43,160
Bangor, ME$43,061
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,011
Durham, NC$42,992
Louisville, KY$42,989
Grand Rapids, MI$42,980
Hialeah, FL$42,975
Casper, WY$42,912
Scranton, PA$42,858
New Orleans, LA$42,845
Virginia Beach, VA$42,840
Akron, OH$42,818
Peoria, IL$42,759
Sarasota, FL$42,750
Nashville, TN$42,719
Omaha, NE$42,719
Green Bay, WI$42,719
Baton Rouge, LA$42,697
Charleston, SC$42,688
Jamestown, NY$42,665
Davenport, IA$42,665
Tucson, AZ$42,643
Saint Petersburg, FL$42,616
Tampa, FL$42,607
Evansville, IN$42,580
Port Arthur, TX$42,580
Bradenton, FL$42,562
Santa Fe, NM$42,481
Orlando, FL$42,400
Clearwater, FL$42,386
Canton, OH$42,292
La Crosse, WI$42,292
Albuquerque, NM$42,265
Newport News, VA$42,261
High Point, NC$42,247
Ogden, UT$42,229
Corpus Christi, TX$42,193
Norfolk, VA$42,166
Laramie, WY$42,166
Rock Island, IL$42,139
Saginaw, MI$42,130
Jacksonville, FL$42,126
Salisbury, NC$42,117
Boise, ID$42,108
Moline, IL$42,085
Fort Myers, FL$42,072
Memphis, TN$42,063
Tulsa, OK$42,040
Waterloo, IA$42,013
Spartanburg, SC$41,968
Lincoln, NE$41,946
Fort Wayne, IN$41,937
Provo, UT$41,932
Cedar Falls, IA$41,878
San Antonio, TX$41,860
Greensboro, NC$41,842
South Bend, IN$41,838
Savannah, GA$41,788
Muskegon, MI$41,771
Birmingham, AL$41,766
Winston Salem, NC$41,744
Lake Charles, LA$41,636
Anderson, IN$41,627
Lexington, KY$41,613
Augusta, GA$41,600
Greenville, SC$41,600
Lima, OH$41,564
Wichita, KS$41,559
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,559
Columbia, SC$41,519
Springfield, OH$41,510
Asheville, NC$41,438
Bloomington, IN$41,406
Knoxville, TN$41,245
Shreveport, LA$41,240
Wilmington, NC$41,182
Roanoke, VA$41,182
Topeka, KS$41,101
Frankfort, KY$41,096
Oklahoma City, OK$41,065
Chillicothe, OH$41,047
Longview, TX$41,042
Melbourne, FL$41,038
Sioux Falls, SD$40,966
Mobile, AL$40,961
Terre Haute, IN$40,943
Altoona, PA$40,916
Amarillo, TX$40,885
Killeen, TX$40,871
Fayetteville, AR$40,835
Chattanooga, TN$40,822
Sioux City, IA$40,782
Idaho Falls, ID$40,773
Lynchburg, VA$40,737
Gainesville, FL$40,678
Portsmouth, OH$40,656
Little Rock, AR$40,647
Lafayette, LA$40,629
Youngstown, OH$40,629
Daytona Beach, FL$40,602
Clarksville, TN$40,597
Pensacola, FL$40,593
Temple, TX$40,590
Hopkinsville, KY$40,458
Erie, PA$40,449
Florence, SC$40,431
Charleston, WV$40,359
Great Falls, MT$40,337
Macon, GA$40,274
Tallahassee, FL$40,269
Fayetteville, NC$40,260
Waco, TX$40,251
Helena, MT$40,220
Pine Bluff, AR$40,203
Vincennes, IN$40,148
Lubbock, TX$40,130
Alamogordo, NM$40,103
Twin Falls, ID$40,062
Rapid City, SD$40,049
Jackson, MS$39,968
Huntington, WV$39,965
Greenville, MS$39,963
Parkersburg, WV$39,918
Montgomery, AL$39,909
Wichita Falls, TX$39,864
Springfield, MO$39,864
Biloxi, MS$39,842
Monroe, LA$39,797
Johnstown, PA$39,766
Sumter, SC$39,748
Columbus, GA$39,743
Pascagoula, MS$39,658
Abilene, TX$39,658
Kingsport, TN$39,541
Albany, GA$39,541
Gulfport, MS$39,527
Alexandria, LA$39,379
Fort Smith, AR$39,267
El Paso, TX$39,145
Las Cruces, NM$38,943
Harlingen, TX$38,829
Pocatello, ID$38,822
Florence, AL$38,763
Brownsville, TX$38,754
Mcallen, TX$38,660
Dothan, AL$38,597
Columbus, MS$38,330
Altus, OK$38,120
Lawton, OK$38,035
Pierre, SD$37,873
What Skills Can Increase a Truck Unloader's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 5.41% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Container (Mentioned in 4.03% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Shipping and Receiving (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Managing and maintaining records of all products shipped and received to ensure the correct filing of orders.
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 Truck Unloader's salary.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Equipment Operation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Truck Unloader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Truck Unloader roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 43% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Truck Unloader positions in Transportation or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Truck Unloader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Truck Unloader
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$53,944
$26.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$50,348
$24.0
12%
Pharmaceuticals
$49,449
$24.0
10%
Software & Networking
$49,449
$24.0
10%
Construction
$48,549
$23.0
8%
How Education impacts a Truck Unloader's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Truck Unloaders enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Truck Unloader with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$40,353
and $42,714).
Truck Unloader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Truck Unloader'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.
Salaries for a Truck Unloader can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $45,399 in 2023
to around $45,044 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Truck Unloader salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Truck Unloader
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Truck Unloader
Here are companies hiring for Truck Unloader 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 Truck Unloader
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Truck Unloader?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Truck Unloader roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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