The highest-paying states for passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity (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 passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,320, Alaska is the highest paying state for passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $44,440). 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 passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $45,320 |
$25,540 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Washington | $44,440 |
$29,770 | 14,570 |
| 3 | New York | $39,950 |
$26,330 | 50,550 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $39,500 |
$23,980 | 1,520 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $38,920 |
$20,780 | 2,170 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $38,130 |
$30,270 | 650 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $37,970 |
$25,590 | 10,590 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $37,930 |
$26,780 | 16,040 |
| 9 | Maryland | $37,720 |
$25,660 | 13,820 |
| 10 | Maine | $37,290 |
$25,840 | 3,930 |
| 11 | Vermont | $37,290 |
$24,310 | 1,490 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $37,070 |
$24,620 | 18,020 |
| 13 | Oregon | $36,710 |
$25,690 | 8,560 |
| 14 | Delaware | $36,460 |
$23,890 | 2,440 |
| 15 | Illinois | $36,450 |
$21,370 | 22,420 |
| 16 | Utah | $36,430 |
$21,470 | 3,570 |
| 17 | Wyoming | $36,190 |
$20,880 | 1,900 |
| 18 | Virgin Islands | $36,000 |
$26,260 | 100 |
| 19 | Colorado | $35,880 |
$25,770 | 7,740 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $35,190 |
$27,530 | 17,770 |
| 21 | Michigan | $35,070 |
$23,330 | 17,180 |
| 22 | Iowa | $35,020 |
$19,170 | 6,190 |
| 23 | California | $34,950 |
$27,110 | 50,970 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $34,270 |
$22,380 | 10,440 |
| 25 | Virginia | $33,950 |
$18,740 | 22,050 |
| 26 | Montana | $32,730 |
$20,350 | 2,470 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $32,610 |
$20,870 | 4,100 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $32,040 |
$20,120 | 13,380 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $31,910 |
$24,130 | 1,770 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $31,610 |
$19,490 | 31,360 |
| 31 | Arizona | $30,790 |
$25,410 | 11,180 |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $30,770 |
$19,310 | 2,810 |
| 33 | Kansas | $30,330 |
$19,960 | 7,360 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $29,970 |
$23,250 | 1,800 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $29,810 |
$20,520 | 16,100 |
| 36 | Idaho | $29,800 |
$19,840 | 2,500 |
| 37 | Indiana | $29,580 |
$17,490 | 14,670 |
| 38 | Nevada | $29,560 |
$18,180 | 7,370 |
| 39 | Florida | $28,070 |
$19,450 | 27,640 |
| 40 | Texas | $27,630 |
$17,680 | 40,090 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $27,070 |
$18,480 | 3,500 |
| 42 | Ohio | $27,010 |
$20,210 | 15,190 |
| 43 | Missouri | $26,960 |
$19,830 | 14,150 |
| 44 | Guam | $26,690 |
$18,820 | 340 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $26,630 |
$21,110 | 4,960 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $25,860 |
$17,460 | 9,670 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $25,470 |
$19,200 | 3,790 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $25,150 |
$17,660 | 7,800 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $24,930 |
$17,380 | 5,120 |
| 50 | Georgia | $21,910 |
$16,820 | 21,090 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $21,010 |
$20,810 | 7,060 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $19,710 |
$16,710 | 6,840 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,800 |
$16,560 | 2,570 |
| 54 | Alabama | $18,570 |
$16,390 | 10,040 |