Truck Driver Salary by State (2026)

Name: Truck Driver annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn the most in Alaska at $70,100 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $25,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,640. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $70,100
National median: $58,640
Lowest median: $25,510
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

1. Alaska$70,100 median · $68,484 adjusted · 3,420 employed
2. Washington$64,760 median · $60,516 adjusted · 40,530 employed
3. District of Columbia$64,170 median · $58,389 adjusted · 830 employed
4. New Jersey$63,570 median · $58,426 adjusted · 47,980 employed
5. Massachusetts$63,030 median · $59,599 adjusted · 30,890 employed

Lowest-paying states for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

54. Puerto Rico$25,510 median · no price parity · 10,480 employed
53. Guam$38,760 median · no price parity · 480 employed
52. U.S. Virgin Islands$43,270 median · no price parity · 240 employed
51. Louisiana$49,320 median · $55,914 adjusted · 28,540 employed
50. West Virginia$49,480 median · $55,287 adjusted · 12,190 employed

Truck Driver salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Alaska	$70,100	$60,500	$78,060	3,420	$68,484
2	Washington	$64,760	$59,450	$75,530	40,530	$60,516
3	District of Columbia	$64,170	$58,850	$74,440	830	$58,389
4	New Jersey	$63,570	$57,400	$76,450	47,980	$58,426
5	Massachusetts	$63,030	$56,320	$72,150	30,890	$59,599
6	Nevada	$62,290	$52,420	$75,890	15,010	$62,303
7	New York	$62,050	$55,550	$74,040	63,700	$57,496
8	Minnesota	$61,990	$50,730	$73,700	38,770	$62,857
9	Oregon	$61,980	$54,870	$72,870	23,970	$59,965
10	Colorado	$61,500	$53,490	$70,220	25,350	$59,679
11	North Dakota	$60,910	$52,310	$67,110	11,870	$68,470
12	Vermont	$60,830	$52,120	$64,900	3,560	$62,098
13	Utah	$60,620	$50,340	$68,460	25,060	$61,317
14	Connecticut	$60,490	$51,590	$69,970	15,740	$58,382
15	Illinois	$60,320	$48,550	$75,600	84,200	$60,345
16	Wyoming	$60,310	$50,450	$73,000	6,050	$65,066
17	Indiana	$60,290	$49,390	$72,260	59,090	$64,599
18	New Hampshire	$60,280	$52,380	$65,140	6,960	$57,870
19	California	$60,230	$48,740	$72,330	205,090	$54,398
20	Rhode Island	$60,190	$50,330	$64,250	3,620	$58,848
21	Hawaii	$59,820	$52,520	$64,910	4,070	$54,406
22	Ohio	$59,800	$49,260	$71,260	83,060	$64,458
23	Maryland	$59,360	$49,640	$69,270	29,150	$56,555
24	Kansas	$58,920	$48,430	$71,080	24,220	$65,417
25	Montana	$58,870	$50,620	$63,660	7,830	$62,201
26	Idaho	$58,770	$48,150	$64,260	15,920	$61,543
27	South Dakota	$58,690	$48,370	$64,480	6,470	$66,252
28	Tennessee	$58,620	$47,740	$73,420	64,890	$63,808
29	Wisconsin	$58,610	$49,400	$63,870	53,330	$62,288
30	Pennsylvania	$58,580	$49,570	$65,830	87,550	$60,038
31	Nebraska	$58,390	$47,020	$75,830	23,160	$64,804
32	Arizona	$58,080	$47,550	$65,580	40,150	$57,689
33	Iowa	$58,070	$48,350	$64,190	35,040	$66,168
34	Delaware	$57,590	$53,570	$58,900	9,040	$57,701
35	Michigan	$57,180	$47,600	$62,060	60,800	$59,428
36	Georgia	$57,050	$45,700	$68,780	74,840	$59,246
37	Maine	$57,050	$48,020	$62,210	9,980	$58,784
38	Virginia	$56,860	$46,880	$63,200	48,750	$56,239
39	Kentucky	$56,340	$47,810	$70,020	31,760	$62,490
40	Texas	$56,290	$46,680	$64,820	209,680	$57,997
41	Missouri	$54,550	$46,140	$63,400	47,760	$60,066
42	Oklahoma	$54,410	$45,710	$70,950	27,840	$61,940
43	Alabama	$52,120	$44,640	$64,870	36,650	$58,678
44	Mississippi	$51,820	$43,520	$63,630	24,160	$59,595
45	Arkansas	$51,550	$44,650	$69,700	32,220	$59,296
46	North Carolina	$51,530	$46,320	$62,640	62,400	$54,630
47	South Carolina	$51,130	$46,290	$62,660	34,170	$54,539
48	Florida	$50,640	$45,500	$62,380	112,920	$48,968
49	New Mexico	$50,500	$46,370	$60,320	11,820	$54,765
50	West Virginia	$49,480	$43,330	$58,720	12,190	$55,287
51	Louisiana	$49,320	$44,330	$58,780	28,540	$55,914
52	U.S. Virgin Islands	$43,270	$37,970	$48,790	240	N/A
53	Guam	$38,760	$35,680	$46,230	480	N/A
54	Puerto Rico	$25,510	$23,120	$28,260	10,480	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $70,100, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $68,484.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Truck Driver pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers the most?

Alaska reports the highest median wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers at $70,100 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($64,760) and District of Columbia ($64,170).

Which state pays Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers at $25,510 a year, $44,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $68,484 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $70,100. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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