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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Truck Dispatch's salary?

A Truck Dispatch's salary grows with experience: a Dispatcher I (0-1 years)earns $41,246, a Truck Dispatch (1-3 years)earns $48,215, a Lead Dispatcher (3-5 years)earns $56,338,

What are the highest paying states for a Truck Dispatch?

Truck Dispatch salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Truck Dispatch roles are District of Columbia $53,945, California $53,740, Massachusetts $53,024. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Truck Dispatch roles make?

Salaries for Truck Dispatch level roles vary by specialization: Truck Dispatch Operations Manager: $95,740; Truck Dispatch Manager: $95,736; Truck Dispatch Operations Supervisor, Sr.: $69,210; Truck Dispatch Supervisor, Sr.: $69,207; Truck Dispatch Operations Supervisor: $62,110.

How do different companies affect a Truck Dispatch's salary?

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

Truck Dispatch Salary in the United States

How much does a Truck Dispatch make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Truck Dispatch in the United States is $48,722 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,887
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,301 to $55,613
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,186

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Truck Dispatch Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,613	$4,634	$1,069	$27
Average	$48,722	$4,060	$937	$23
25th Percentile	$45,301	$3,775	$871	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Truck Dispatch Salaries

A Truck Dispatch'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 Truck Dispatch 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 Dispatches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,945.
California: $53,740.
Massachusetts: $53,024.

District of Columbia $53,945 California $53,740 Massachusetts $53,024 Washington $52,829 New Jersey $52,810 Alaska $52,741 Connecticut $52,069 New York $51,796

Hawaii $50,924 Rhode Island $50,515 Maryland $50,237 Minnesota $49,857 Colorado $49,711 Illinois $49,662 Oregon $49,477 Delaware $49,341

New Hampshire $49,255 Virginia $49,063 Pennsylvania $48,503 Nevada $48,220 North Dakota $48,127 Michigan $47,981 Wisconsin $47,928 Vermont $47,821

Texas $47,523 Maine $47,504 Arizona $47,475 Ohio $47,441 Georgia $46,992 Indiana $46,768 Wyoming $46,724 Utah $46,656

Iowa $46,627 Kansas $46,393 Louisiana $46,325 North Carolina $46,300 Missouri $46,291 Florida $46,101 Montana $45,998 Nebraska $45,901

Kentucky $45,847 South Carolina $45,652 Tennessee $45,531 Idaho $45,482 New Mexico $45,126 Oklahoma $45,048 Alabama $44,761 South Dakota $44,278

Arkansas $44,015 West Virginia $43,874 Mississippi $43,450

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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: $61,453
San Francisco: $60,849
Oakland: $59,499

San Jose, CA $61,453

San Francisco, CA $60,849

Oakland, CA $59,499

New York, NY $56,464

Queens Village, NY $56,098

Paramus, NJ $55,709

Passaic, NJ $55,660

Bergenfield, NJ $55,611

Stamford, CT $55,538

Huntington, NY $55,489

Newark, NJ $55,173

Bridgeport, CT $55,075

New Brunswick, NJ $54,914

Vallejo, CA $54,812

Middlesex, NJ $54,783

Somerset, NJ $54,739

Petaluma, CA $54,627

Santa Cruz, CA $54,437

Boston, MA $54,340

Monterey, CA $54,096

Fairbanks, AK $54,062

Los Angeles, CA $53,969

Washington, DC $53,945

Seattle, WA $53,857

Santa Rosa, CA $53,847

Juneau, AK $53,706

Orange, CA $53,545

Anchorage, AK $53,458

Anaheim, CA $53,424

Santa Ana, CA $53,350

Nassau, NY $53,321

Long Beach, CA $53,302

Danbury, CT $53,287

Santa Maria, CA $53,121

Everett, WA $53,112

Bremerton, WA $52,873

Trenton, NJ $52,780

Sacramento, CA $52,761

San Diego, CA $52,737

Brockton, MA $52,717

Tacoma, WA $52,698

Santa Barbara, CA $52,629

Lowell, MA $52,435

New Suffolk, NY $52,415

Nashua, NH $52,357

Lompoc, CA $52,279

Ventura, CA $52,230

Stockton, CA $52,215

New Haven, CT $52,118

Atlantic City, NJ $51,991

Hartford, CT $51,884

Modesto, CA $51,860

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,752

New Britain, CT $51,728

Olympia, WA $51,660

Kennewick, WA $51,660

New London, CT $51,650

Norwich, CT $51,635

Lawrence, MA $51,611

Bakersfield, CA $51,475

Riverside, CA $51,406

New Bedford, MA $51,406

Richland, WA $51,358

Portsmouth, NH $51,319

Vineland, NJ $51,309

San Bernardino, CA $51,270

Boulder, CO $51,134

Worcester, MA $51,095

Portland, OR $51,051

Saint Paul, MN $50,992

Minneapolis, MN $50,992

Philadelphia, PA $50,924

Honolulu, HI $50,666

Springfield, MA $50,495

Providence, RI $50,491

Chicago, IL $50,349

Bellingham, WA $50,291

Baltimore, MD $50,237

Chico, CA $50,115

Wilmington, DE $50,033

Pittsfield, MA $49,984

Manchester, NH $49,891

Spokane, WA $49,677

Denver, CO $49,672

Albany, NY $49,443

Troy, NY $49,423

Schenectady, NY $49,321

Burlington, VT $49,214

Portland, ME $49,043

Salem, OR $49,004

Yakima, WA $48,995

Ann Arbor, MI $48,980

Rochester, MN $48,844

Fresno, CA $48,819

Reno, NV $48,819

Milwaukee, WI $48,775

Detroit, MI $48,727

Allentown, PA $48,712

Carson City, NV $48,707

Houston, TX $48,634

Colorado Springs, CO $48,629

Syracuse, NY $48,605

Eugene, OR $48,512

Bismarck, ND $48,454

Gary, IN $48,454

Galveston, TX $48,454

Springfield, OR $48,415

Medford, OR $48,298

Fort Collins, CO $48,279

Austin, TX $48,240

Mesa, AZ $48,137

Phoenix, AZ $48,127

Dallas, TX $48,113

Reading, PA $48,084

Saint Cloud, MN $48,064

Concord, NH $48,020

Madison, WI $48,001

Utica, NY $47,869

Raleigh, NC $47,830

Las Vegas, NV $47,825

Rochester, NY $47,791

Des Moines, IA $47,786

Atlanta, GA $47,708

Battle Creek, MI $47,694

Salt Lake City, UT $47,679

Lancaster, PA $47,606

Champaign, IL $47,596

Harrisburg, PA $47,538

Durham, NC $47,494

Kansas City, MO $47,489

Kansas City, KS $47,479

Fort Worth, TX $47,475

Boca Raton, FL $47,455

Cleveland, OH $47,450

Columbus, OH $47,441

Pittsburgh, PA $47,436

Richmond, VA $47,416

Indianapolis, IN $47,406

Cincinnati, OH $47,343

Petersburg, VA $47,270

Billings, MT $47,163

Lansing, MI $47,163

Huntsville, AL $47,163

Lebanon, PA $47,158

Dayton, OH $47,153

Pueblo, CO $47,153

Appleton, WI $47,138

Buffalo, NY $47,119

Racine, WI $47,095

Charlotte, NC $47,090

Saint Louis, MO $47,075

Springfield, IL $47,056

Elkhart, IN $47,046

York, PA $47,046

Gastonia, NC $47,041

Benton Harbor, MI $47,041

Beaumont, TX $47,012

Lorain, OH $47,002

Toledo, OH $46,983

Binghamton, NY $46,958

Rock Hill, SC $46,953

Rockford, IL $46,929

Fargo, ND $46,905

Elyria, OH $46,905

Flagstaff, AZ $46,870

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,841

Miami, FL $46,812

Duluth, MN $46,734

Bangor, ME $46,671

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,617

Louisville, KY $46,593

Grand Rapids, MI $46,583

Hialeah, FL $46,578

Casper, WY $46,510

Scranton, PA $46,451

New Orleans, LA $46,437

Virginia Beach, VA $46,432

Akron, OH $46,408

Peoria, IL $46,344

Sarasota, FL $46,335

Green Bay, WI $46,300

Baton Rouge, LA $46,276

Charleston, SC $46,266

Nashville, TN $46,252

Jamestown, NY $46,242

Davenport, IA $46,242

Tucson, AZ $46,218

Cheyenne, WY $46,203

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,188

Tampa, FL $46,179

Omaha, NE $46,169

Port Arthur, TX $46,149

Evansville, IN $46,149

Bradenton, FL $46,130

Santa Fe, NM $46,042

Orlando, FL $45,993

Clearwater, FL $45,940

Canton, OH $45,838

La Crosse, WI $45,838

Grand Forks, ND $45,823

Albuquerque, NM $45,808

Tulsa, OK $45,808

Newport News, VA $45,803

High Point, NC $45,789

Ogden, UT $45,769

Corpus Christi, TX $45,730

Laramie, WY $45,701

Norfolk, VA $45,701

Rock Island, IL $45,672

Saginaw, MI $45,662

Jacksonville, FL $45,657

Salisbury, NC $45,648

Memphis, TN $45,638

Moline, IL $45,613

Fort Myers, FL $45,599

Waterloo, IA $45,535

Spartanburg, SC $45,487

Lincoln, NE $45,462

Fort Wayne, IN $45,453

Birmingham, AL $45,399

Cedar Falls, IA $45,389

Provo, UT $45,384

Springfield, OH $45,380

San Antonio, TX $45,370

Greensboro, NC $45,350

South Bend, IN $45,345

Winston Salem, NC $45,341

Boise, ID $45,326

Savannah, GA $45,292

Muskegon, MI $45,204

Lima, OH $45,146

Lake Charles, LA $45,126

Anderson, IN $45,116

Lexington, KY $45,102

Augusta, GA $45,087

Greenville, SC $45,087

Wichita, KS $45,043

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,043

Columbia, SC $45,000

Bloomington, IN $44,878

Roanoke, VA $44,849

Asheville, NC $44,785

Knoxville, TN $44,702

Shreveport, LA $44,697

Wilmington, NC $44,634

Frankfort, KY $44,542

Oklahoma City, OK $44,507

Chillicothe, OH $44,488

Longview, TX $44,483

Topeka, KS $44,468

Mobile, AL $44,395

Terre Haute, IN $44,376

Erie, PA $44,371

Altoona, PA $44,347

Melbourne, FL $44,332

Amarillo, TX $44,313

Killeen, TX $44,298

Fayetteville, AR $44,259

Sioux Falls, SD $44,225

Chattanooga, TN $44,196

Idaho Falls, ID $44,191

Gainesville, FL $44,088

Portsmouth, OH $44,064

Little Rock, AR $44,054

Lynchburg, VA $44,054

Lafayette, LA $44,035

Youngstown, OH $44,035

Temple, TX $44,015

Daytona Beach, FL $44,006

Clarksville, TN $44,001

Pensacola, FL $43,996

Hopkinsville, KY $43,850

Charleston, WV $43,845

Florence, SC $43,820

Sioux City, IA $43,791

Macon, GA $43,650

Tallahassee, FL $43,645

Fayetteville, NC $43,635

Waco, TX $43,626

Wichita Falls, TX $43,626

Pine Bluff, AR $43,606

Vincennes, IN $43,514

Lubbock, TX $43,494

Great Falls, MT $43,465

Alamogordo, NM $43,460

Abilene, TX $43,421

Rapid City, SD $43,358

Monroe, LA $43,358

Albany, GA $43,328

Huntington, WV $43,324

Jackson, MS $43,319

Greenville, MS $43,314

Parkersburg, WV $43,265

Montgomery, AL $43,255

Johnstown, PA $43,246

Springfield, MO $43,207

Biloxi, MS $43,182

Sumter, SC $43,080

Columbus, GA $43,075

Twin Falls, ID $43,046

Pascagoula, MS $42,982

Kingsport, TN $42,856

Gulfport, MS $42,841

Alexandria, LA $42,680

Fort Smith, AR $42,559

El Paso, TX $42,427

Helena, MT $42,364

Las Cruces, NM $42,208

Harlingen, TX $42,071

Pocatello, ID $42,028

Florence, AL $42,013

Brownsville, TX $42,003

Dothan, AL $41,925

Mcallen, TX $41,901

Columbus, MS $41,540

Altus, OK $41,316

Lawton, OK $41,224

Pierre, SD $41,048

What Skills Can Increase a Truck Dispatch's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 19.25% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Computer Systems (Mentioned in 1.5% Job Postings): A computer system is a set of integrated devices that input, output, process, and store data and information. Computer systems are currently built around at least one digital processing device.
Guest Service (Mentioned in 1.14% Job Postings): Guest services is a division of the hospitality industry. The goal of guest services is to provide customers with an enjoyable experience, primarily in the hotel and spa industry, sports facilities, and event venues.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	19.25%
Computer Systems	1.5%
Guest Service	1.14%

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 Truck Dispatch's salary.

Event Management: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Catering: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Event Management	$54,569	12%
Coaching	$54,569	12%
Catering	$53,594	10%
Analysis	$53,107	9%
Aviation	$52,620	8%
Leadership	$50,671	4%

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How Education impacts a Truck Dispatch's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Truck Dispatches 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 Dispatch with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $45,179 and $48,870).

Truck Dispatch Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Truck Dispatch

No Diploma 2.3%

High School 54.5%

Associates 16.5%

Bachelors 24.9%

Masters 1.5%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.3%
High School	54.5%
Associates	16.5%
Bachelors	24.9%
Masters	1.5%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Truck Dispatch Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Truck Dispatch'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.

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$45,301

Average $48,722/year

$55,613

$3,775

Average $4,060/month

$4,634

$871

Average $937/week

$1,069

$22

Average $23/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,613	$4,634	$1,069	$27
Average	$48,722	$4,060	$937	$23
25th Percentile	$45,301	$3,775	$871	$22

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Salary Trends for Truck Dispatch

Salaries for a Truck Dispatch can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,473 in 2023 to around $45,007 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Truck Dispatch salary trends, .

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2024

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