The highest-paying states for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $59,830, Alaska is the highest paying state for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $59,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $59,830 |
$39,370 | 3,130 |
| 2 | Washington | $59,230 |
$44,600 | 37,250 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $58,450 |
$41,790 | 49,730 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $57,810 |
$38,780 | 670 |
| 5 | Nebraska | $57,480 |
$38,290 | 24,470 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $57,100 |
$42,840 | 30,430 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $56,180 |
$39,510 | 35,590 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $56,140 |
$41,910 | 3,140 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $56,070 |
$43,420 | 10,360 |
| 10 | New York | $55,290 |
$38,390 | 63,200 |
| 11 | Oregon | $54,980 |
$40,910 | 22,690 |
| 12 | Illinois | $53,950 |
$34,880 | 82,630 |
| 13 | Maryland | $53,090 |
$36,400 | 26,150 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $52,790 |
$40,290 | 7,560 |
| 15 | Utah | $52,570 |
$33,270 | 21,830 |
| 16 | Colorado | $52,470 |
$39,470 | 27,760 |
| 17 | California | $51,990 |
$35,750 | 186,140 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $51,780 |
$38,150 | 15,150 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $51,470 |
$44,540 | 4,030 |
| 20 | Delaware | $51,280 |
$40,260 | 7,240 |
| 21 | Indiana | $51,220 |
$36,120 | 56,350 |
| 22 | Nevada | $51,040 |
$36,980 | 16,830 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $50,880 |
$37,350 | 88,230 |
| 24 | Montana | $50,250 |
$38,390 | 7,100 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $50,110 |
$37,370 | 49,090 |
| 26 | Michigan | $49,930 |
$36,540 | 54,280 |
| 27 | Ohio | $49,820 |
$35,680 | 91,240 |
| 28 | Georgia | $49,810 |
$33,990 | 74,970 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $49,760 |
$39,340 | 6,020 |
| 30 | Arizona | $49,510 |
$36,160 | 38,760 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $49,290 |
$37,680 | 6,220 |
| 32 | Missouri | $49,190 |
$34,780 | 44,940 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $49,060 |
$36,410 | 61,070 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $48,540 |
$34,860 | 28,210 |
| 35 | Virginia | $48,490 |
$33,980 | 43,380 |
| 36 | Vermont | $48,410 |
$39,360 | 3,180 |
| 37 | Iowa | $48,310 |
$36,220 | 38,390 |
| 38 | Kansas | $48,160 |
$35,360 | 22,970 |
| 39 | Idaho | $47,910 |
$34,980 | 14,030 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $47,860 |
$34,830 | 65,240 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $47,810 |
$29,820 | 23,780 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $47,700 |
$33,170 | 31,370 |
| 43 | Maine | $47,320 |
$35,930 | 9,910 |
| 44 | Alabama | $46,990 |
$30,580 | 36,730 |
| 45 | Texas | $46,820 |
$29,540 | 210,940 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $46,790 |
$32,560 | 25,090 |
| 47 | Florida | $46,670 |
$33,720 | 99,490 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $46,280 |
$33,280 | 11,040 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $46,180 |
$29,120 | 10,740 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $45,750 |
$30,230 | 23,650 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $43,180 |
$26,690 | 31,820 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $41,870 |
$33,480 | 240 |
| 53 | Guam | $33,510 |
$28,370 | 510 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,420 |
$17,850 | 10,090 |