The Pay Scale For Truck Drivers | TruckDriversSalary.com

How To Understand Trucker Pay & Benefits

Long drives, big trucks, and truck stop food are just some of the things that go along with being a trucker today. For a truck driver, however, the biggest incentive is their paycheck…

We’re well into 2020 and freight demand is on the rise again. Truck drivers are still in high demand with a massive lack of qualified drivers to fill the ranks of many trucking companies.

But for potential drivers, the biggest question remains: how much does truck driving pay in 2020?

There are a few variables that go into the “average” we use, but it comes from over 6.5 million salaries submitted from truckers online and job boards.

A large data source of this kind allows us to have a better understanding of how much the average trucker will make and share it with you. Remember, this is a national average and you should check with each company to verify the data in your area.

Our new median pay is $59,158

This comes out to drivers earning $1,137 per week. From the data set provided, we can also see that at the lowest point, salaries were $17,200 per year. We’re assuming that this is a part-time position wherein the driver did not log a lot of time.

Alternatively, the high-end salary was $166,000 per year. These drivers either have a very long tenure, but most likely they’re owner-operators.

#	Company (Click For Profile)	Annual Pay
1	GP Transco	$90,000
2	Sysco	$87,204
3	Wal-Mart	$86,000
4	Epes Transport	$83,921
5	Hogan Transportation	$83,876
6	Mercer Transportation	$83,740
7	Grand Island Express	$83,000
8	Artur Express Inc	$82,955
9	ATS Trucking	$80,000
10	Brady Trucking	$79,906
11	Western Express	$79,628
12	DOT Foods Transportation	$77,807
13	Central Oregon Truck Company	$77,502
14	Trimac Transportation	$76,796
15	Real Trucking Inc	$75,660
16	Estes Trucking	$75,000
17	PTL Trucking	$75,000
18	Foodliner	$74,580
19	ABF Freight	$73,562
20	Hub Group	$73,500
21	Dupre Logistics	$73,488
22	Barr-Nunn	$73,358
23	Heniff Transportation	$72,800
24	Central Transport	$72,540
25	Holland Freight	$72,086
26	Riverside Transport	$71,880
27	United Road	$71,305
28	Penske Logistics	$70,601
29	Jack Cooper Transport	$70,328
30	Koch Trucking	$69,962
31	McLane Trucking	$69,779
32	Cassens Transport	$69,623
33	Old Dominion	$69,000
34	Dana Transport	$68,380
35	Experior Transport	$67,914
36	A.Duie Pyle	$67,727
37	Red Classic Transit	$67,340
38	Cardinal Logistics	$67,244
39	Nussbaum Transportation	$67,147
40	Cowan Systems	$66,644
41	Fed-Ex Freight	$66,462
42	Smith Transport	$66,265
43	Werner Trucking	$66,108
44	Crete Carrier	$66,000
45	Arka Express	$65,693
46	National Carriers	$65,596
47	JB Hunt	$65,512
48	RoadRunner Freight	$65,400
49	Road Scholar Transport	$65,393
50	Ruan Transportation	$65,183
51	XPO Logistics	$65,071
52	DART Transit	$64,739
53	Total Transportation of Mississippi	$64,673
54	Dayton Freight	$64,389
55	Black Horse Carriers	$64,272
56	Decker Truck Line	$63,124
57	USF Reddaway	$62,864
58	Averitt Express	$62,750
59	Action Resources	$62,737
60	Venture Express	$62,608
61	Yellow Freight	$62,282
62	Transport America	$62,253
63	AAA Cooper Transportation	$61,252
64	System Transport	$61,503
65	NFI Industries	$61,491
66	Kreilkamp Trucking	$61,167
67	Veriha Trucking	$60,057
68	P&S Transportation	$60,000
69	Roehl Transport	$59,652
70	Mesilla Valley Transportation	$59,399
71	N&M Transfer	$58,779
72	Watkins Shepard	$58,431
73	K&B Transportation	$58,322
74	Acme Truck Line	$58,245
75	ACI Motor Freight	$58,023
76	UPS Freight	$57,866
77	Knight Transportation	$57,710
78	Bulkmatic Transport	$57,276
79	Covenant Transport	$56,787
80	Magnum Trucking	$56,706
81	R&L Carriers	$56,704
82	Gardner Trucking	$56,305
83	Pitt Ohio	$56,000
84	TMC Trucking	$54,907
85	Kenan Advantage Group	$54,714
86	Heartland Express	$54,600
87	Stevens Transport	$54,362
88	Schneider National	$53,600
89	Navajo Express	$53,230
90	Central Freight Lines	$52,991
91	Ceva Logistics	$52,595
92	Con-Way Freight	$52,480
93	Southeastern Freight Lines	$52,472
94	McElroy Truck Lines	$52,409
95	CFI Trucking	$52,402
96	Halvor Lines	$52,131
97	United States Postal Service Freight	$51,869
98	Rush Trucking	$51,740
99	Gazelle Transportation	$51,163
100	Melton Truck Lines	$51,000
101	Bennett Motor Express	$51,000
102	CRST Trucking	$49,985
103	Indian River Transport	$49,920
104	Andrus Transportation	$49,912
105	PAM Transport	$49,816
106	TransAm Trucking	$49,244
107	Ward Trucking	$49,200
108	KLLM Transport	$58,728
109	New Penn Motor Express	$48,440
110	Maverick Trucking	$47,687
111	May Trucking	$46,835
112	Ozark Motor Lines	$46,713
113	Prime Inc	$46,187
114	Panther Trucking	$46,083
115	Horizon Transport	$46,002
116	FFE Transportation	$45,892
117	Spirit Truck Lines	$44,985
118	Carter Express	$44,816
119	Pride Transport	$44,589
120	Raider Express	$44,362
121	InterState Distributor	$43,663
122	CT Transport	$42,952
123	WTI Transport	$42,920
124	CR England	$42,695
125	USA Truck Inc	$42,377
126	Carolina Cargo	$41,600
127	Millis Transfer	$41,333
128	Cypress Truck Lines	$40,402
129	CH Robinson	$40,016
130	Falcon Transport	$39,878
131	Swift Transportation	$38,851
132	Southern Refrigerated Transport	$35,202
133	Lazer Sport Inc	$34,627
134	John Christner Trucking	$33,799
135	Star Transportation	$31,252

Pay Per Hour

Often, truck drivers will negotiate their salaries around a rate that is based on mileage and not on hours. For an experienced independent truck driver, the rate per mile could be as high as 60 cents a mile. This means for an experienced independent truck driver traveling an average of 70 miles an hour on the interstate can make an average of 42 dollars an hour. If the haul, or trip, equals out to 800 miles then the driver will make $480. This of course does not include his or her rates for accommodations.

Experience and Reputation

The average driver pay is based on your specific driving experience and reputation.

A reputable truck driver is often going to get paid a higher rate because he or she is in high demand.

Until a driver builds a reputation as a professional and reliable CDL driver they will have to be satisfied with a lower pay rate. Just like many other job professions out there, the amount you earn will depend on a person’s ability to perform at or above the employer’s expectations.