How much does a Construction Driver make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Construction Driver in the United States is $52,034 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.
However, a Construction Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,725
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,962 to $57,630
Key Factors That Influence Construction Driver Salaries
A Construction 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 Construction 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 Construction Drivers. 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: $65,630
San Francisco: $64,911
Oakland: $63,543
San Jose, CA$65,630
San Francisco, CA$64,911
Oakland, CA$63,543
New York, NY$59,911
Paramus, NJ$59,182
Queens Village, NY$59,180
Passaic, NJ$59,130
Bergenfield, NJ$59,126
Stamford, CT$59,011
Huntington, NY$58,990
Newark, NJ$58,605
Bridgeport, CT$58,496
Vallejo, CA$58,392
New Brunswick, NJ$58,371
Petaluma, CA$58,340
Middlesex, NJ$58,241
Somerset, NJ$58,205
Santa Cruz, CA$58,137
Boston, MA$57,820
Monterey, CA$57,637
Seattle, WA$57,518
Santa Rosa, CA$57,508
Los Angeles, CA$57,492
Juneau, AK$57,357
Washington, DC$57,299
Orange, CA$57,114
Santa Ana, CA$56,977
Long Beach, CA$56,925
Anaheim, CA$56,914
Anchorage, AK$56,888
Santa Maria, CA$56,732
Everett, WA$56,722
Danbury, CT$56,539
Bremerton, WA$56,467
Tacoma, WA$56,280
New Suffolk, NY$56,279
Sacramento, CA$56,264
Santa Barbara, CA$56,207
Trenton, NJ$56,149
San Diego, CA$56,149
Brockton, MA$56,092
Fairbanks, AK$55,965
Lompoc, CA$55,832
Lowell, MA$55,790
Ventura, CA$55,780
Nashua, NH$55,770
Stockton, CA$55,764
Modesto, CA$55,385
Poughkeepsie, NY$55,270
Olympia, WA$55,171
Kennewick, WA$55,171
New Haven, CT$55,150
Lawrence, MA$54,963
Hartford, CT$54,911
Riverside, CA$54,901
New Bedford, MA$54,849
Richland, WA$54,849
Bakersfield, CA$54,776
San Bernardino, CA$54,755
New Britain, CT$54,750
Atlantic City, NJ$54,750
New London, CT$54,729
Norwich, CT$54,713
Portsmouth, NH$54,703
Boulder, CO$54,593
Portland, OR$54,521
Worcester, MA$54,516
Minneapolis, MN$54,354
Philadelphia, PA$54,281
Honolulu, HI$54,110
Saint Paul, MN$54,085
Vineland, NJ$54,073
Providence, RI$53,922
Chicago, IL$53,772
Bellingham, WA$53,709
Springfield, MA$53,667
Baltimore, MD$53,652
Chico, CA$53,522
Pittsfield, MA$53,381
Manchester, NH$53,282
Spokane, WA$53,053
Denver, CO$53,048
Albany, NY$52,804
Troy, NY$52,783
Nassau, NY$52,727
Schenectady, NY$52,674
Wilmington, DE$52,632
Burlington, VT$52,559
Salem, OR$52,538
Portland, ME$52,377
Yakima, WA$52,325
Rochester, MN$52,164
Reno, NV$52,138
Fresno, CA$52,138
Milwaukee, WI$52,091
Detroit, MI$52,039
Ann Arbor, MI$52,030
Allentown, PA$52,023
Colorado Springs, CO$51,935
Syracuse, NY$51,909
Carson City, NV$51,909
Houston, TX$51,836
Eugene, OR$51,810
Gary, IN$51,747
Springfield, OR$51,706
Bismarck, ND$51,695
Galveston, TX$51,659
Medford, OR$51,581
Fort Collins, CO$51,560
Concord, NH$51,534
Austin, TX$51,518
Mesa, AZ$51,409
Reading, PA$51,404
Phoenix, AZ$51,399
Dallas, TX$51,383
Saint Cloud, MN$51,333
Madison, WI$51,264
Utica, NY$51,123
Rochester, NY$51,040
Des Moines, IA$51,035
Raleigh, NC$51,029
Atlanta, GA$50,951
Battle Creek, MI$50,936
Salt Lake City, UT$50,920
Lancaster, PA$50,842
Harrisburg, PA$50,769
Kansas City, MO$50,717
Champaign, IL$50,707
Kansas City, KS$50,707
Fort Worth, TX$50,702
Columbus, OH$50,693
Boca Raton, FL$50,681
Pittsburgh, PA$50,660
Richmond, VA$50,639
Indianapolis, IN$50,629
Cleveland, OH$50,623
Las Vegas, NV$50,561
Cincinnati, OH$50,561
Petersburg, VA$50,483
Huntsville, AL$50,405
Lansing, MI$50,370
Lebanon, PA$50,363
Pueblo, CO$50,358
Appleton, WI$50,343
Buffalo, NY$50,322
Dayton, OH$50,306
Racine, WI$50,296
Charlotte, NC$50,290
Saint Louis, MO$50,275
York, PA$50,244
Elkhart, IN$50,244
Gastonia, NC$50,234
Billings, MT$50,221
Beaumont, TX$50,207
Lorain, OH$50,197
Benton Harbor, MI$50,186
Toledo, OH$50,176
Binghamton, NY$50,150
Rock Hill, SC$50,145
Rockford, IL$50,119
Springfield, IL$50,098
Elyria, OH$50,093
Fargo, ND$50,093
Flagstaff, AZ$50,056
Fort Lauderdale, FL$50,025
Duluth, MN$49,994
Miami, FL$49,994
Cheyenne, WY$49,957
Grand Forks, ND$49,957
Bangor, ME$49,843
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,786
Durham, NC$49,764
Louisville, KY$49,760
Grand Rapids, MI$49,749
Hialeah, FL$49,744
Casper, WY$49,671
Scranton, PA$49,609
New Orleans, LA$49,593
Virginia Beach, VA$49,588
Akron, OH$49,562
Peoria, IL$49,494
Sarasota, FL$49,484
Nashville, TN$49,448
Omaha, NE$49,448
Green Bay, WI$49,448
Baton Rouge, LA$49,422
Charleston, SC$49,411
Jamestown, NY$49,385
Davenport, IA$49,385
Tucson, AZ$49,359
Saint Petersburg, FL$49,328
Tampa, FL$49,317
Evansville, IN$49,286
Port Arthur, TX$49,286
Bradenton, FL$49,265
Santa Fe, NM$49,172
Orlando, FL$49,078
Clearwater, FL$49,062
Canton, OH$48,953
La Crosse, WI$48,953
Albuquerque, NM$48,922
Newport News, VA$48,917
High Point, NC$48,901
Ogden, UT$48,880
Corpus Christi, TX$48,839
Norfolk, VA$48,808
Laramie, WY$48,808
Rock Island, IL$48,776
Saginaw, MI$48,766
Jacksonville, FL$48,761
Salisbury, NC$48,750
Boise, ID$48,740
Moline, IL$48,714
Fort Myers, FL$48,698
Memphis, TN$48,688
Tulsa, OK$48,662
Waterloo, IA$48,631
Spartanburg, SC$48,579
Lincoln, NE$48,553
Fort Wayne, IN$48,542
Provo, UT$48,537
Cedar Falls, IA$48,475
San Antonio, TX$48,454
Greensboro, NC$48,433
South Bend, IN$48,428
Savannah, GA$48,370
Muskegon, MI$48,350
Birmingham, AL$48,344
Winston Salem, NC$48,319
Lake Charles, LA$48,194
Anderson, IN$48,183
Lexington, KY$48,168
Augusta, GA$48,152
Greenville, SC$48,152
Lima, OH$48,110
Wichita, KS$48,105
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,105
Columbia, SC$48,058
Springfield, OH$48,048
Asheville, NC$47,965
Bloomington, IN$47,928
Knoxville, TN$47,741
Shreveport, LA$47,736
Wilmington, NC$47,668
Roanoke, VA$47,668
Topeka, KS$47,574
Frankfort, KY$47,569
Oklahoma City, OK$47,533
Chillicothe, OH$47,512
Longview, TX$47,507
Melbourne, FL$47,501
Sioux Falls, SD$47,418
Mobile, AL$47,413
Terre Haute, IN$47,392
Altoona, PA$47,361
Amarillo, TX$47,325
Killeen, TX$47,309
Fayetteville, AR$47,267
Chattanooga, TN$47,252
Sioux City, IA$47,205
Idaho Falls, ID$47,194
Lynchburg, VA$47,153
Gainesville, FL$47,085
Portsmouth, OH$47,059
Little Rock, AR$47,049
Lafayette, LA$47,028
Youngstown, OH$47,028
Daytona Beach, FL$46,997
Clarksville, TN$46,992
Pensacola, FL$46,986
Temple, TX$46,983
Hopkinsville, KY$46,830
Erie, PA$46,820
Florence, SC$46,799
Charleston, WV$46,716
Great Falls, MT$46,690
Macon, GA$46,617
Tallahassee, FL$46,612
Fayetteville, NC$46,601
Waco, TX$46,591
Helena, MT$46,554
Pine Bluff, AR$46,535
Vincennes, IN$46,471
Lubbock, TX$46,450
Alamogordo, NM$46,419
Twin Falls, ID$46,372
Rapid City, SD$46,357
Jackson, MS$46,263
Huntington, WV$46,259
Greenville, MS$46,258
Parkersburg, WV$46,205
Montgomery, AL$46,195
Wichita Falls, TX$46,143
Springfield, MO$46,143
Biloxi, MS$46,117
Monroe, LA$46,065
Johnstown, PA$46,029
Sumter, SC$46,008
Columbus, GA$46,003
Pascagoula, MS$45,904
Abilene, TX$45,904
Kingsport, TN$45,769
Albany, GA$45,769
Gulfport, MS$45,753
Alexandria, LA$45,581
Fort Smith, AR$45,451
El Paso, TX$45,311
Las Cruces, NM$45,077
Harlingen, TX$44,945
Pocatello, ID$44,936
Florence, AL$44,869
Brownsville, TX$44,858
Mcallen, TX$44,749
Dothan, AL$44,676
Columbus, MS$44,367
Altus, OK$44,124
Lawton, OK$44,026
Pierre, SD$43,838
What Skills Can Increase a Construction 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 a Construction 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%.
Construction Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Construction 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, Construction Driver positions in Telecom or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Construction Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Construction Driver
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$78,050
$38.0
50%
Internet
$72,847
$35.0
40%
Financial Services
$67,644
$33.0
30%
Insurance
$65,042
$31.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$62,440
$30.0
20%
How Education impacts a Construction Driver's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Construction 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 Construction Driver with a No Diploma is between
$51,637
and $55,371).
Construction Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Construction 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.
Salaries for a Construction Driver can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $47,337 in 2023
to around $45,770 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Construction Driver salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Construction Driver
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Construction Driver
Here are companies hiring for Construction 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 Construction Driver
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Construction Driver?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Construction Driver roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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