Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$57,440

Highest

$64,890

Alaska

Lowest

$48,360

New Mexico

Total Employment

2,070,390

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Alaska	$64,890	3,240	+13.0%
2	New Jersey	$64,720	49,450	+12.7%
3	Washington	$63,760	40,700	+11.0%
4	District of Columbia	$63,610	830	+10.7%
5	Oregon	$61,180	24,720	+6.5%
6	Minnesota	$61,090	38,530	+6.4%
7	Nevada	$60,900	17,430	+6.0%
8	Massachusetts	$60,630	32,170	+5.6%
9	New York	$60,520	61,410	+5.4%
10	Wyoming	$60,270	6,530	+4.9%
11	Colorado	$60,260	27,840	+4.9%
12	Indiana	$60,090	57,870	+4.6%
13	California	$59,950	211,740	+4.4%
14	Illinois	$59,790	76,650	+4.1%
15	Rhode Island	$59,710	3,260	+4.0%
16	Utah	$59,580	24,280	+3.7%
17	Hawaii	$59,320	4,100	+3.3%
18	Montana	$59,060	7,050	+2.8%
19	North Dakota	$58,970	10,510	+2.7%
20	Connecticut	$58,700	15,860	+2.2%
21	New Hampshire	$58,620	6,730	+2.1%
22	Pennsylvania	$58,540	90,160	+1.9%
23	Delaware	$58,510	5,950	+1.9%
24	Ohio	$58,080	91,090	+1.1%
25	Nebraska	$57,940	24,160	+0.9%
26	Wisconsin	$57,380	52,980	-0.1%
27	Maryland	$57,180	23,910	-0.5%
28	Kansas	$56,940	23,250	-0.9%
29	South Dakota	$56,880	5,990	-1.0%
30	Georgia	$56,570	75,700	-1.5%
31	Vermont	$56,360	3,370	-1.9%
32	Tennessee	$55,610	63,130	-3.2%
33	Kentucky	$55,590	33,430	-3.2%
34	Michigan	$55,140	59,910	-4.0%
35	Iowa	$55,080	37,430	-4.1%
36	Virginia	$54,500	55,430	-5.1%
37	Arizona	$53,690	42,270	-6.5%
38	Idaho	$53,260	14,860	-7.3%
39	Texas	$53,070	212,700	-7.6%
40	Maine	$51,930	10,180	-9.6%
41	Oklahoma	$51,920	29,080	-9.6%
42	South Carolina	$51,810	32,700	-9.8%
43	Mississippi	$50,700	25,490	-11.7%
44	Missouri	$50,540	47,530	-12.0%
45	Alabama	$50,120	37,490	-12.7%
46	Florida	$50,000	105,730	-13.0%
47	North Carolina	$49,580	64,610	-13.7%
48	Arkansas	$49,520	32,290	-13.8%
49	West Virginia	$49,040	11,560	-14.6%
50	Louisiana	$48,770	26,260	-15.1%
51	New Mexico	$48,360	10,850	-15.8%