An Auto 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 Auto 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 Auto Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $49,902.
California: $49,712.
Massachusetts: $49,050.
District of Columbia$49,902
California$49,712
Massachusetts$49,050
Washington$48,870
New Jersey$48,851
Alaska$48,788
Connecticut$48,166
New York$47,914
Hawaii$47,107
Rhode Island$46,729
Maryland$46,472
Minnesota$46,120
Colorado$45,985
Illinois$45,940
Oregon$45,769
Delaware$45,642
New Hampshire$45,563
Virginia$45,386
Pennsylvania$44,867
Nevada$44,606
North Dakota$44,520
Michigan$44,385
Wisconsin$44,335
Vermont$44,236
Texas$43,961
Maine$43,943
Arizona$43,916
Ohio$43,885
Georgia$43,470
Indiana$43,263
Wyoming$43,222
Utah$43,159
Iowa$43,132
Kansas$42,916
Louisiana$42,853
North Carolina$42,830
Missouri$42,821
Florida$42,645
Montana$42,551
Nebraska$42,461
Kentucky$42,411
South Carolina$42,231
Tennessee$42,118
Idaho$42,073
New Mexico$41,744
Oklahoma$41,672
Alabama$41,406
South Dakota$40,960
Arkansas$40,716
West Virginia$40,586
Mississippi$40,194
Top Paying Cities for Auto 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: $56,847
San Francisco: $56,224
Oakland: $55,040
San Jose, CA$56,847
San Francisco, CA$56,224
Oakland, CA$55,040
New York, NY$51,893
Paramus, NJ$51,262
Queens Village, NY$51,260
Passaic, NJ$51,217
Bergenfield, NJ$51,213
Stamford, CT$51,114
Huntington, NY$51,096
Newark, NJ$50,762
Bridgeport, CT$50,667
Vallejo, CA$50,578
New Brunswick, NJ$50,560
Petaluma, CA$50,533
Middlesex, NJ$50,447
Somerset, NJ$50,415
Santa Cruz, CA$50,357
Boston, MA$50,082
Monterey, CA$49,924
Seattle, WA$49,820
Santa Rosa, CA$49,811
Los Angeles, CA$49,798
Juneau, AK$49,681
Washington, DC$49,631
Orange, CA$49,471
Santa Ana, CA$49,352
Long Beach, CA$49,307
Anaheim, CA$49,298
Anchorage, AK$49,275
Santa Maria, CA$49,140
Everett, WA$49,131
Danbury, CT$48,972
Bremerton, WA$48,910
Tacoma, WA$48,748
New Suffolk, NY$48,747
Sacramento, CA$48,734
Santa Barbara, CA$48,685
Trenton, NJ$48,635
San Diego, CA$48,635
Brockton, MA$48,586
Fairbanks, AK$48,475
Lompoc, CA$48,360
Lowell, MA$48,324
Ventura, CA$48,315
Nashua, NH$48,306
Stockton, CA$48,302
Modesto, CA$47,973
Poughkeepsie, NY$47,873
Olympia, WA$47,788
Kennewick, WA$47,788
New Haven, CT$47,770
Lawrence, MA$47,608
Hartford, CT$47,562
Riverside, CA$47,553
New Bedford, MA$47,508
Richland, WA$47,508
Bakersfield, CA$47,445
San Bernardino, CA$47,427
New Britain, CT$47,423
Atlantic City, NJ$47,423
New London, CT$47,405
Norwich, CT$47,391
Portsmouth, NH$47,382
Boulder, CO$47,287
Portland, OR$47,224
Worcester, MA$47,220
Minneapolis, MN$47,080
Philadelphia, PA$47,017
Honolulu, HI$46,868
Saint Paul, MN$46,847
Vineland, NJ$46,837
Providence, RI$46,706
Chicago, IL$46,575
Bellingham, WA$46,521
Springfield, MA$46,485
Baltimore, MD$46,472
Chico, CA$46,359
Pittsfield, MA$46,237
Manchester, NH$46,152
Spokane, WA$45,953
Denver, CO$45,949
Albany, NY$45,737
Troy, NY$45,719
Nassau, NY$45,671
Schenectady, NY$45,624
Wilmington, DE$45,588
Burlington, VT$45,525
Salem, OR$45,507
Portland, ME$45,368
Yakima, WA$45,322
Rochester, MN$45,183
Reno, NV$45,160
Fresno, CA$45,160
Milwaukee, WI$45,120
Detroit, MI$45,075
Ann Arbor, MI$45,067
Allentown, PA$45,061
Colorado Springs, CO$44,984
Syracuse, NY$44,962
Carson City, NV$44,962
Houston, TX$44,899
Eugene, OR$44,876
Gary, IN$44,822
Springfield, OR$44,786
Bismarck, ND$44,777
Galveston, TX$44,746
Medford, OR$44,678
Fort Collins, CO$44,660
Concord, NH$44,637
Austin, TX$44,624
Mesa, AZ$44,529
Reading, PA$44,525
Phoenix, AZ$44,520
Dallas, TX$44,507
Saint Cloud, MN$44,463
Madison, WI$44,403
Utica, NY$44,281
Rochester, NY$44,209
Des Moines, IA$44,205
Raleigh, NC$44,200
Atlanta, GA$44,133
Battle Creek, MI$44,119
Salt Lake City, UT$44,106
Lancaster, PA$44,038
Harrisburg, PA$43,975
Kansas City, MO$43,930
Champaign, IL$43,921
Kansas City, KS$43,921
Fort Worth, TX$43,916
Columbus, OH$43,909
Boca Raton, FL$43,898
Pittsburgh, PA$43,880
Richmond, VA$43,862
Indianapolis, IN$43,853
Cleveland, OH$43,849
Las Vegas, NV$43,795
Cincinnati, OH$43,795
Petersburg, VA$43,727
Huntsville, AL$43,659
Lansing, MI$43,629
Lebanon, PA$43,623
Pueblo, CO$43,619
Appleton, WI$43,605
Buffalo, NY$43,587
Dayton, OH$43,574
Racine, WI$43,565
Charlotte, NC$43,560
Saint Louis, MO$43,547
York, PA$43,520
Elkhart, IN$43,520
Gastonia, NC$43,511
Billings, MT$43,500
Beaumont, TX$43,488
Lorain, OH$43,479
Benton Harbor, MI$43,470
Toledo, OH$43,461
Binghamton, NY$43,439
Rock Hill, SC$43,434
Rockford, IL$43,412
Springfield, IL$43,393
Elyria, OH$43,389
Fargo, ND$43,389
Flagstaff, AZ$43,357
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,330
Duluth, MN$43,303
Miami, FL$43,303
Cheyenne, WY$43,272
Grand Forks, ND$43,272
Bangor, ME$43,173
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,123
Durham, NC$43,104
Louisville, KY$43,101
Grand Rapids, MI$43,092
Hialeah, FL$43,087
Casper, WY$43,024
Scranton, PA$42,970
New Orleans, LA$42,956
Virginia Beach, VA$42,952
Akron, OH$42,929
Peoria, IL$42,871
Sarasota, FL$42,862
Nashville, TN$42,830
Omaha, NE$42,830
Green Bay, WI$42,830
Baton Rouge, LA$42,808
Charleston, SC$42,799
Jamestown, NY$42,776
Davenport, IA$42,776
Tucson, AZ$42,753
Saint Petersburg, FL$42,726
Tampa, FL$42,717
Evansville, IN$42,690
Port Arthur, TX$42,690
Bradenton, FL$42,672
Santa Fe, NM$42,591
Orlando, FL$42,510
Clearwater, FL$42,497
Canton, OH$42,402
La Crosse, WI$42,402
Albuquerque, NM$42,375
Newport News, VA$42,370
High Point, NC$42,357
Ogden, UT$42,339
Corpus Christi, TX$42,303
Norfolk, VA$42,276
Laramie, WY$42,276
Rock Island, IL$42,249
Saginaw, MI$42,240
Jacksonville, FL$42,235
Salisbury, NC$42,226
Boise, ID$42,217
Moline, IL$42,195
Fort Myers, FL$42,181
Memphis, TN$42,172
Tulsa, OK$42,150
Waterloo, IA$42,123
Spartanburg, SC$42,077
Lincoln, NE$42,055
Fort Wayne, IN$42,046
Provo, UT$42,041
Cedar Falls, IA$41,987
San Antonio, TX$41,969
Greensboro, NC$41,951
South Bend, IN$41,947
Savannah, GA$41,897
Muskegon, MI$41,879
Birmingham, AL$41,875
Winston Salem, NC$41,853
Lake Charles, LA$41,744
Anderson, IN$41,735
Lexington, KY$41,721
Augusta, GA$41,708
Greenville, SC$41,708
Lima, OH$41,672
Wichita, KS$41,667
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,667
Columbia, SC$41,627
Springfield, OH$41,618
Asheville, NC$41,546
Bloomington, IN$41,514
Knoxville, TN$41,352
Shreveport, LA$41,347
Wilmington, NC$41,289
Roanoke, VA$41,289
Topeka, KS$41,208
Frankfort, KY$41,203
Oklahoma City, OK$41,172
Chillicothe, OH$41,154
Longview, TX$41,149
Melbourne, FL$41,144
Sioux Falls, SD$41,072
Mobile, AL$41,068
Terre Haute, IN$41,050
Altoona, PA$41,023
Amarillo, TX$40,991
Killeen, TX$40,978
Fayetteville, AR$40,942
Chattanooga, TN$40,928
Sioux City, IA$40,888
Idaho Falls, ID$40,879
Lynchburg, VA$40,843
Gainesville, FL$40,784
Portsmouth, OH$40,761
Little Rock, AR$40,752
Lafayette, LA$40,734
Youngstown, OH$40,734
Daytona Beach, FL$40,707
Clarksville, TN$40,703
Pensacola, FL$40,698
Temple, TX$40,695
Hopkinsville, KY$40,563
Erie, PA$40,554
Florence, SC$40,536
Charleston, WV$40,464
Great Falls, MT$40,441
Macon, GA$40,378
Tallahassee, FL$40,374
Fayetteville, NC$40,365
Waco, TX$40,356
Helena, MT$40,324
Pine Bluff, AR$40,307
Vincennes, IN$40,252
Lubbock, TX$40,234
Alamogordo, NM$40,207
Twin Falls, ID$40,166
Rapid City, SD$40,153
Jackson, MS$40,072
Huntington, WV$40,069
Greenville, MS$40,067
Parkersburg, WV$40,021
Montgomery, AL$40,013
Wichita Falls, TX$39,968
Springfield, MO$39,968
Biloxi, MS$39,946
Monroe, LA$39,901
Johnstown, PA$39,869
Sumter, SC$39,851
Columbus, GA$39,846
Pascagoula, MS$39,761
Abilene, TX$39,761
Kingsport, TN$39,644
Albany, GA$39,644
Gulfport, MS$39,630
Alexandria, LA$39,481
Fort Smith, AR$39,369
El Paso, TX$39,247
Las Cruces, NM$39,044
Harlingen, TX$38,930
Pocatello, ID$38,923
Florence, AL$38,864
Brownsville, TX$38,855
Mcallen, TX$38,760
Dothan, AL$38,697
Columbus, MS$38,429
Altus, OK$38,219
Lawton, OK$38,134
Pierre, SD$37,972
What Skills Can Increase an Auto Driver's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Problem Solving (Mentioned in 3.59% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Bill of Materials (Mentioned in 2.69% Job Postings): Applying tools, methods, and practices in creating a list of raw materials, components, and instructions required to create a product.
Equipment Operation (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): This is skilled and unskilled work in the operation of mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used in maintenance and construction or on the grounds of state properties or facilities and routine maintenance of that equipment.
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 Auto Driver's salary.
Customer Satisfaction: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Monitoring Progress: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Auto Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Auto Driver roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Auto Driver positions in Chemicals typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Auto Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for an Auto Driver
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable
$49,577
$24.0
10%
How Education impacts an Auto Driver's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Auto 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 Auto Driver with a No Diploma is between
$38,642
and $42,235).
Auto Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Auto 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 October 01, 2026
$40,258
Average$45,070/year
$49,546
$3,355
Average$3,756/month
$4,129
$774
Average$867/week
$953
$19
Average$22/hour
$24
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$49,546
$4,129
$953
$24
Average
$45,070
$3,756
$867
$22
25th Percentile
$40,258
$3,355
$774
$19
Salaries of Jobs related to Auto Driver
Auto Appraiser$79,152
Auto Adjuster$73,237
Auto Detailer$57,665
Auto Mechanic$54,959
Auto Sales$53,816
Auto Delivery Driver$50,000
Vehicle Delivery Driver$49,929
Auto Transport Driver$49,402
Auto Parts Driver$48,337
Auto Parts Delivery Driver$46,657
Auto Auction Driver$45,651
Salary Trends for Auto Driver
Salaries for an Auto Driver can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $41,768 in 2023
to around $41,805 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Auto Driver salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Auto Driver
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Auto Driver
Here are companies hiring for Auto Driver and their salaries, click below for more details.
B$121,199/per year
Basf SeChemicalsthe United States
O$106,698/per year
Opal Fuels LLCChemicalsthe United States
T$106,354/per year
The Social Element LtdChemicalsthe United States
S$103,974/per year
Sound Agriculture CoChemicalsthe United States
I$93,037/per year
IV ElementsChemicalsthe United States
H$92,724/per year
HFactor IncChemicalsthe United States
A$92,486/per year
ArmraChemicalsthe United States
T$91,477/per year
ThirtyOne LabsChemicalsthe United States
E$86,726/per year
EpoplexChemicalsthe United States
S$85,044/per year
Sportron International IncChemicalsthe United States
C$84,972/per year
Consumer Product Information DatabaseChemicalsthe United States
R$84,008/per year
Rolfes WaterChemicalsthe United States
M$83,538/per year
MYKU Biosciences LLCChemicalsthe United States
L$82,340/per year
Linde PLCChemicalsthe United States
D$81,937/per year
Day Three LabsChemicalsthe United States
E$81,639/per year
Element DesignChemicalsthe United States
A$81,004/per year
AyurmaxLifeChemicalsthe United States
E$80,668/per year
EuroMedica IncChemicalsthe United States
F$80,373/per year
Firexo LtdChemicalsthe United States
N$78,523/per year
Neon Flux LLCChemicalsthe United States
B$78,164/per year
BL Bio Lab LLCChemicalsthe United States
P$76,687/per year
Pure Manufacturing LLCChemicalsthe United States
E$76,503/per year
Element FinanceChemicalsthe United States
A$75,529/per year
American Acrylic Adhesives LLCChemicalsthe United States
C$73,134/per year
CellCore Biosciences LLCChemicalsthe United States
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FAQ about Auto Driver
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Auto Driver?
The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Auto Driver roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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