53 Series · SOC 53-3033
Light Truck Drivers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $44,860
- Median / year
- $80,310
- Top 10% earn
- +7.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 983,300
- US workers
Light Truck Drivers earn a median of $44,860 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $44,860, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $30,800 (10th percentile) to $80,310 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 983,300 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($57,190), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Light Truck Drivers earn a median of $44,860, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 19% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #34 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7.3% by 2033.
- $44,860
- Median annual wage
- Top 81%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #34 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $57,190. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033) pays a national median of $44,860 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $30,800 at the 10th percentile to $80,310 at the 90th, with a mean of $48,770 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 983,300 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 120,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 12 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $57,190, which is +27% above the national figure. The top metro is Anchorage, AK at $57,250 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 983,300 jobs Median $44,860/yr
Median Salary
$44,860
per year
Median Hourly
$21.57/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$48,770
average
Employment
983,300
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Light Truck Drivers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$44,860 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Light Truck Drivers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Light Truck Drivers sits on the faster-growing side at +7.3% growth and $44,860 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7.3%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
120,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
12/100K
Injury Rate
3/100
Danger Index
18/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Light Truck Drivers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Active Listening 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Operation and Control 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Writing 2.8
Social Perceptiveness 2.8
Service Orientation 2.8
Knowledge Areas
English Language 3.8
Transportation 3.4
Customer and Personal Service 3.4
Public Safety and Security 2.9
Administrative 2.6
Mechanical 2.5
Administration and Management 2.4
Mathematics 2.4
Production and Processing 2.4
Education and Training 2.4
Key Tasks
- ▸ Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures.
- ▸ Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles.
- ▸ Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers.
- ▸ Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
- ▸ Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions.
- ▸ Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries.
- ▸ Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles.
- ▸ Present bills and receipts and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded.
- ▸ Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.
- ▸ Drive vehicles with capacities under three tons to transport materials to and from specified destinations, such as railroad stations, plants, residences, offices, or within industrial yards.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$30,800
25th Percentile
$37,270
Median
$44,860
75th Percentile
$52,310
90th Percentile
$80,310
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $57,190 | +27% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $49,330 | +10% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $49,070 | +9% above national |
| 4 | Minnesota | $48,880 | +9% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $48,410 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Maryland | $48,150 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $48,110 | +7% above national |
| 8 | North Dakota | $47,950 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Illinois | $47,380 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $47,150 | +5% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $46,820 | +4% above national |
| 12 | California | $46,790 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Montana | $46,420 | +3% above national |
| 14 | New York | $46,330 | +3% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $46,260 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Hawaii | $45,930 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Utah | $45,860 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $45,660 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Missouri | $45,500 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $45,140 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Vermont | $45,090 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $45,050 | same as national |
| 24 | Indiana | $44,560 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Maine | $44,550 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Connecticut | $44,500 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Idaho | $44,370 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Nebraska | $44,120 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $44,120 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $44,050 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $43,990 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Wyoming | $43,780 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $43,760 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Kansas | $43,730 | 3% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $43,240 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Kentucky | $43,230 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Michigan | $43,000 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Iowa | $42,750 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Ohio | $42,600 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $42,500 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Virginia | $42,450 | 5% below national |
| 42 | New Mexico | $42,360 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $41,810 | 7% below national |
| 44 | North Carolina | $39,910 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $39,840 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $39,440 | 12% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $38,860 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $38,490 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $38,140 | 15% below national |
| 50 | South Carolina | $37,680 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $37,080 | 17% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $31,180 | 30% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $25,100 | 44% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $24,430 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | $57,250 | +28% above national |
| 2 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $53,190 | +19% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $52,100 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $50,870 | +13% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $50,820 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Kokomo, IN | $50,790 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $50,480 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Dalton, GA | $50,340 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Boulder, CO | $49,990 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,990 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $49,970 | +11% above national |
| 12 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,670 | +11% above national |
| 13 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,630 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,590 | +11% above national |
| 15 | Barnstable Town, MA | $49,480 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $49,410 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,360 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $49,320 | +10% above national |
| 19 | Bozeman, MT | $48,780 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $48,740 | +9% above national |
| 22 | Bellingham, WA | $48,720 | +9% above national |
| 23 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $48,560 | +8% above national |
| 24 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $48,350 | +8% above national |
| 26 | Rockford, IL | $48,240 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $48,220 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Bismarck, ND | $48,090 | +7% above national |
| 29 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,080 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Minot, ND | $48,050 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,020 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Gainesville, GA | $48,010 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,950 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $47,910 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,880 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Salisbury, MD | $47,880 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $47,860 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $47,780 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,720 | +6% above national |
| 40 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,700 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Decatur, IL | $47,660 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Napa, CA | $47,590 | +6% above national |
| 43 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,590 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,580 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,520 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $47,510 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Rochester, MN | $47,460 | +6% above national |
| 48 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,440 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $47,440 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,430 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Helena, MT | $47,380 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,360 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Midland, TX | $47,330 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,170 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,150 | +5% above national |
| 57 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $47,150 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $46,990 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,990 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,950 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $46,890 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Flagstaff, AZ | $46,860 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Worcester, MA | $46,750 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Visalia, CA | $46,720 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Vallejo, CA | $46,700 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,640 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $46,600 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $46,570 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,570 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Walla Walla, WA | $46,520 | +4% above national |
| 72 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,510 | +4% above national |
| 73 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,510 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,500 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,490 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,490 | +4% above national |
| 77 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $46,470 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $46,430 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Bend, OR | $46,380 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,360 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Yuba City, CA | $46,350 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,340 | +3% above national |
| 83 | St. Cloud, MN | $46,330 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Salem, OR | $46,330 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,320 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Greeley, CO | $46,280 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Missoula, MT | $46,270 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,270 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $46,220 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Billings, MT | $46,210 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $46,210 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $46,200 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Madison, WI | $46,120 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,120 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Sheboygan, WI | $46,040 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,020 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,010 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Chico, CA | $45,990 | +3% above national |
| 99 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,990 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Springfield, MA | $45,990 | +3% above national |
| 101 | York-Hanover, PA | $45,980 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Salinas, CA | $45,970 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Muncie, IN | $45,900 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,900 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Medford, OR | $45,880 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $45,860 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,820 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $45,820 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $45,800 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Great Falls, MT | $45,790 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,790 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,790 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Cleveland, TN | $45,760 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,740 | +2% above national |
| 116 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,590 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Punta Gorda, FL | $45,580 | +2% above national |
| 119 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,570 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,560 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Wausau, WI | $45,560 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Yakima, WA | $45,490 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $45,470 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $45,460 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Mankato, MN | $45,440 | +1% above national |
| 126 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,440 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,340 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,290 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Corvallis, OR | $45,200 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,180 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $45,130 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Vineland, NJ | $45,120 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,110 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Duluth, MN-WI | $45,100 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Green Bay, WI | $45,100 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Omaha, NE-IA | $45,080 | same as national |
| 139 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | same as national |
| 140 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,970 | same as national |
| 141 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $44,960 | same as national |
| 142 | Ogden, UT | $44,960 | same as national |
| 143 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $44,920 | same as national |
| 144 | Grand Island, NE | $44,920 | same as national |
| 145 | Albany, OR | $44,870 | same as national |
| 146 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $44,870 | same as national |
| 147 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,870 | same as national |
| 148 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | same as national |
| 149 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $44,750 | same as national |
| 150 | Kenosha, WI | $44,710 | same as national |
| 151 | Carson City, NV | $44,620 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,620 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $44,610 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $44,580 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Boise City, ID | $44,400 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Eau Claire, WI | $44,400 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,370 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Saginaw, MI | $44,360 | 1% below national |
| 159 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,360 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $44,280 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Merced, CA | $44,250 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $44,200 | 1% below national |
| 163 | New Haven, CT | $44,200 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Syracuse, NY | $44,200 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $44,180 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Savannah, GA | $44,150 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Redding, CA | $44,120 | 2% below national |
| 168 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,120 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $44,070 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,060 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $44,050 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Lincoln, NE | $44,050 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Pueblo, CO | $44,050 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $44,050 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,980 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Ann Arbor, MI | $43,960 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Grand Junction, CO | $43,960 | 2% below national |
| 178 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $43,940 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Reno, NV | $43,930 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,920 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Lancaster, PA | $43,870 | 2% below national |
| 182 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,840 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Springfield, IL | $43,830 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Columbus, OH | $43,800 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Modesto, CA | $43,800 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Springfield, MO | $43,800 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,800 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,780 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $43,780 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,780 | 2% below national |
| 191 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $43,770 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $43,680 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Jackson, TN | $43,660 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,650 | 3% below national |
| 195 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,630 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $43,630 | 3% below national |
| 197 | St. George, UT | $43,600 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $43,580 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,510 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $43,490 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $43,490 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,450 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Peoria, IL | $43,440 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Bangor, ME | $43,420 | 3% below national |
| 205 | El Centro, CA | $43,380 | 3% below national |
| 206 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,340 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,320 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $43,310 | 3% below national |
| 209 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $43,300 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Tucson, AZ | $43,260 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Rapid City, SD | $43,250 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,240 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,200 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Fresno, CA | $43,170 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $43,160 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Cleveland, OH | $43,160 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $43,160 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $43,150 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,150 | 4% below national |
| 220 | Evansville, IN | $43,130 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Appleton, WI | $43,120 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,110 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $43,080 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Logan, UT-ID | $42,990 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Topeka, KS | $42,970 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Lawrence, KS | $42,960 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,930 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Charleston, WV | $42,890 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $42,890 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $42,860 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Midland, MI | $42,850 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $42,810 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Huntsville, AL | $42,800 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Elizabethtown, KY | $42,790 | 5% below national |
| 235 | Jefferson City, MO | $42,790 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $42,790 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Farmington, NM | $42,780 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $42,750 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Battle Creek, MI | $42,740 | 5% below national |
| 240 | Morristown, TN | $42,740 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $42,740 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Columbia, MO | $42,710 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $42,710 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,700 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Pittsfield, MA | $42,680 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Traverse City, MI | $42,650 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $42,640 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $42,640 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Waco, TX | $42,640 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Charlottesville, VA | $42,520 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,480 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Columbus, IN | $42,470 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $42,440 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $42,420 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,410 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $42,370 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $42,360 | 6% below national |
| 258 | Casper, WY | $42,300 | 6% below national |
| 259 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $42,290 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $42,290 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Flint, MI | $42,260 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $42,260 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,260 | 6% below national |
| 264 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $42,250 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Elmira, NY | $42,220 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $42,200 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Albany, GA | $42,180 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Bloomington, IN | $42,180 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $42,170 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Odessa, TX | $42,160 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Rochester, NY | $42,090 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Reading, PA | $42,080 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Joplin, MO-KS | $42,050 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Iowa City, IA | $42,030 | 6% below national |
| 275 | Kankakee, IL | $42,030 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Ocala, FL | $41,920 | 7% below national |
| 277 | Corpus Christi, TX | $41,880 | 7% below national |
| 278 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $41,870 | 7% below national |
| 279 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,860 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Jacksonville, FL | $41,840 | 7% below national |
| 281 | Dubuque, IA | $41,810 | 7% below national |
| 282 | Paducah, KY-IL | $41,720 | 7% below national |
| 283 | Richmond, VA | $41,720 | 7% below national |
| 284 | Albuquerque, NM | $41,710 | 7% below national |
| 285 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,710 | 7% below national |
| 286 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $41,690 | 7% below national |
| 287 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $41,690 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,660 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Toledo, OH | $41,640 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Jackson, MI | $41,610 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $41,600 | 7% below national |
| 292 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $41,600 | 7% below national |
| 293 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $41,600 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $41,600 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $41,590 | 7% below national |
| 296 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $41,580 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Santa Fe, NM | $41,580 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Baton Rouge, LA | $41,450 | 8% below national |
| 299 | Bloomington, IL | $41,410 | 8% below national |
| 300 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $41,360 | 8% below national |
| 301 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $41,150 | 8% below national |
| 302 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,100 | 8% below national |
| 303 | Glens Falls, NY | $41,090 | 8% below national |
| 304 | Binghamton, NY | $41,010 | 9% below national |
| 305 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $41,010 | 9% below national |
| 306 | Asheville, NC | $40,980 | 9% below national |
| 307 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $40,960 | 9% below national |
| 308 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $40,820 | 9% below national |
| 309 | Wichita, KS | $40,780 | 9% below national |
| 310 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $40,730 | 9% below national |
| 311 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,660 | 9% below national |
| 312 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $40,650 | 9% below national |
| 313 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $40,620 | 9% below national |
| 314 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,590 | 10% below national |
| 315 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $40,560 | 10% below national |
| 316 | Lima, OH | $40,530 | 10% below national |
| 317 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $40,520 | 10% below national |
| 318 | Sandusky, OH | $40,490 | 10% below national |
| 319 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $40,490 | 10% below national |
| 320 | Kingston, NY | $40,400 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Twin Falls, ID | $40,400 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Terre Haute, IN | $40,370 | 10% below national |
| 323 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $40,340 | 10% below national |
| 324 | Akron, OH | $40,280 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $40,270 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Pocatello, ID | $40,210 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $40,170 | 10% below national |
| 328 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $40,160 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,130 | 11% below national |
| 330 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,120 | 11% below national |
| 331 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $40,100 | 11% below national |
| 332 | Birmingham, AL | $40,080 | 11% below national |
| 333 | Ames, IA | $40,050 | 11% below national |
| 334 | Williamsport, PA | $40,030 | 11% below national |
| 335 | Beckley, WV | $40,010 | 11% below national |
| 336 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $39,930 | 11% below national |
| 337 | Tulsa, OK | $39,890 | 11% below national |
| 338 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,840 | 11% below national |
| 339 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $39,800 | 11% below national |
| 340 | Dover, DE | $39,780 | 11% below national |
| 341 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,760 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Johnstown, PA | $39,720 | 11% below national |
| 343 | Niles, MI | $39,710 | 11% below national |
| 344 | Valdosta, GA | $39,710 | 11% below national |
| 345 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,710 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Owensboro, KY | $39,700 | 12% below national |
| 347 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,610 | 12% below national |
| 348 | Gettysburg, PA | $39,590 | 12% below national |
| 349 | Yuma, AZ | $39,580 | 12% below national |
| 350 | Ithaca, NY | $39,520 | 12% below national |
| 351 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,500 | 12% below national |
| 352 | Greenville, NC | $39,470 | 12% below national |
| 353 | Mansfield, OH | $39,460 | 12% below national |
| 354 | Utica-Rome, NY | $39,450 | 12% below national |
| 355 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $39,440 | 12% below national |
| 356 | Mobile, AL | $39,400 | 12% below national |
| 357 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,400 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Manhattan, KS | $39,380 | 12% below national |
| 359 | Knoxville, TN | $39,330 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $39,290 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,290 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Bowling Green, KY | $39,270 | 12% below national |
| 363 | State College, PA | $39,270 | 12% below national |
| 364 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,240 | 13% below national |
| 365 | Fayetteville, NC | $39,160 | 13% below national |
| 366 | Wilmington, NC | $39,070 | 13% below national |
| 367 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $39,010 | 13% below national |
| 368 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $39,010 | 13% below national |
| 369 | Wichita Falls, TX | $39,000 | 13% below national |
| 370 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,970 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Altoona, PA | $38,940 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,940 | 13% below national |
| 373 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,940 | 13% below national |
| 374 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,910 | 13% below national |
| 375 | Idaho Falls, ID | $38,880 | 13% below national |
| 376 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 13% below national |
| 377 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $38,820 | 13% below national |
| 378 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,800 | 14% below national |
| 379 | Gainesville, FL | $38,790 | 14% below national |
| 380 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $38,790 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Erie, PA | $38,660 | 14% below national |
| 382 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,650 | 14% below national |
| 383 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,640 | 14% below national |
| 384 | Alexandria, LA | $38,600 | 14% below national |
| 385 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,590 | 14% below national |
| 386 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,570 | 14% below national |
| 387 | Amarillo, TX | $38,560 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,440 | 14% below national |
| 389 | Winston-Salem, NC | $38,360 | 14% below national |
| 390 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,310 | 15% below national |
| 391 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,300 | 15% below national |
| 392 | Lafayette, LA | $38,290 | 15% below national |
| 393 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $38,270 | 15% below national |
| 394 | Lake Charles, LA | $38,210 | 15% below national |
| 395 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,200 | 15% below national |
| 396 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,170 | 15% below national |
| 397 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,140 | 15% below national |
| 398 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,130 | 15% below national |
| 399 | Jackson, MS | $38,110 | 15% below national |
| 400 | Abilene, TX | $38,090 | 15% below national |
| 401 | Tyler, TX | $38,090 | 15% below national |
| 402 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $38,070 | 15% below national |
| 403 | Rome, GA | $38,060 | 15% below national |
| 404 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,980 | 15% below national |
| 405 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,960 | 15% below national |
| 406 | Burlington, NC | $37,940 | 15% below national |
| 407 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,930 | 15% below national |
| 408 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $37,880 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Decatur, AL | $37,860 | 16% below national |
| 410 | Florence, SC | $37,860 | 16% below national |
| 411 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,790 | 16% below national |
| 412 | Lawton, OK | $37,780 | 16% below national |
| 413 | Sumter, SC | $37,750 | 16% below national |
| 414 | Lexington Park, MD | $37,740 | 16% below national |
| 415 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,740 | 16% below national |
| 416 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $37,710 | 16% below national |
| 417 | Springfield, OH | $37,680 | 16% below national |
| 418 | Cheyenne, WY | $37,640 | 16% below national |
| 419 | Fond du Lac, WI | $37,640 | 16% below national |
| 420 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 16% below national |
| 421 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,610 | 16% below national |
| 422 | Columbia, SC | $37,600 | 16% below national |
| 423 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,570 | 16% below national |
| 424 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,570 | 16% below national |
| 425 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $37,560 | 16% below national |
| 426 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 16% below national |
| 427 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,530 | 16% below national |
| 428 | Victoria, TX | $37,530 | 16% below national |
| 429 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,530 | 16% below national |
| 430 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,500 | 16% below national |
| 431 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | 17% below national |
| 432 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,380 | 17% below national |
| 433 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $37,370 | 17% below national |
| 434 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $37,350 | 17% below national |
| 435 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,310 | 17% below national |
| 436 | Lubbock, TX | $37,300 | 17% below national |
| 437 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,260 | 17% below national |
| 438 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $37,250 | 17% below national |
| 439 | Hammond, LA | $37,230 | 17% below national |
| 440 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $37,210 | 17% below national |
| 441 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,200 | 17% below national |
| 442 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $37,190 | 17% below national |
| 443 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 17% below national |
| 444 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 17% below national |
| 445 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,080 | 17% below national |
| 446 | Monroe, LA | $37,020 | 17% below national |
| 447 | Roanoke, VA | $37,010 | 17% below national |
| 448 | Las Cruces, NM | $36,990 | 18% below national |
| 449 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,980 | 18% below national |
| 450 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,960 | 18% below national |
| 451 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,960 | 18% below national |
| 452 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 18% below national |
| 453 | Lebanon, PA | $36,910 | 18% below national |
| 454 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,910 | 18% below national |
| 455 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 18% below national |
| 456 | Johnson City, TN | $36,850 | 18% below national |
| 457 | Rocky Mount, NC | $36,850 | 18% below national |
| 458 | Sebring, FL | $36,810 | 18% below national |
| 459 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 18% below national |
| 460 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,780 | 18% below national |
| 461 | Montgomery, AL | $36,770 | 18% below national |
| 462 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $36,750 | 18% below national |
| 463 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | 18% below national |
| 464 | San Angelo, TX | $36,570 | 18% below national |
| 465 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,500 | 19% below national |
| 466 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,460 | 19% below national |
| 467 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,440 | 19% below national |
| 468 | Dothan, AL | $36,400 | 19% below national |
| 469 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,330 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Eagle Pass, TX | $36,320 | 19% below national |
| 471 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $36,210 | 19% below national |
| 472 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $36,190 | 19% below national |
| 473 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,040 | 20% below national |
| 474 | El Paso, TX | $36,030 | 20% below national |
| 475 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,010 | 20% below national |
| 476 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $35,830 | 20% below national |
| 477 | Laredo, TX | $35,770 | 20% below national |
| 478 | Longview, TX | $35,770 | 20% below national |
| 479 | Hattiesburg, MS | $35,620 | 21% below national |
| 480 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,620 | 21% below national |
| 481 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $35,580 | 21% below national |
| 482 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 21% below national |
| 483 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,560 | 21% below national |
| 484 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,420 | 21% below national |
| 485 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,410 | 21% below national |
| 486 | Bay City, MI | $35,380 | 21% below national |
| 487 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,370 | 21% below national |
| 488 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,360 | 21% below national |
| 489 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 21% below national |
| 490 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,350 | 21% below national |
| 491 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,350 | 21% below national |
| 492 | Enid, OK | $35,340 | 21% below national |
| 493 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 21% below national |
| 494 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,250 | 21% below national |
| 495 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,150 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Lynchburg, VA | $35,140 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,020 | 22% below national |
| 498 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,020 | 22% below national |
| 499 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,980 | 22% below national |
| 500 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,930 | 22% below national |
| 501 | Hot Springs, AR | $34,860 | 22% below national |
| 502 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,840 | 22% below national |
| 503 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,740 | 23% below national |
| 504 | Gadsden, AL | $34,600 | 23% below national |
| 505 | Hinesville, GA | $34,600 | 23% below national |
| 506 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,380 | 23% below national |
| 507 | Warner Robins, GA | $34,250 | 24% below national |
| 508 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,230 | 24% below national |
| 509 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,210 | 24% below national |
| 510 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,520 | 25% below national |
| 511 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 26% below national |
| 512 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,830 | 27% below national |
| 513 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,570 | 27% below national |
| 514 | Jacksonville, NC | $32,420 | 28% below national |
| 515 | Morgantown, WV | $32,170 | 28% below national |
| 516 | Spartanburg, SC | $31,880 | 29% below national |
| 517 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,480 | 30% below national |
| 518 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,640 | 32% below national |
| 519 | Monroe, MI | $30,420 | 32% below national |
| 520 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,060 | 33% below national |
| 521 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,840 | 36% below national |
| 522 | Guayama, PR | $26,270 | 41% below national |
| 523 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,850 | 45% below national |
| 524 | Aguadilla, PR | $24,590 | 45% below national |
| 525 | Ponce, PR | $23,670 | 47% below national |
| 526 | Arecibo, PR | $23,050 | 49% below national |
| 527 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,930 | 49% below national |
| 528 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 51% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Light Truck Drivers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Light Truck Drivers is $44,860 ($21.57/hour). The salary range spans from $30,800 at the 10th percentile to $80,310 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Light Truck Drivers the most? ▼
Alaska pays the highest median salary for Light Truck Drivers at $57,190/year, which is +27% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Light Truck Drivers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Light Truck Drivers is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Light Truck Drivers? ▼
Light Truck Drivers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 12 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3 per 100 workers.
Is Light Truck Drivers a good career? ▼
Employment for Light Truck Drivers is projected to grow 7.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 120,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Light Truck Drivers pay vary by state? ▼
Light Truck Drivers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Alaska at $57,190/year, while South Carolina pays the least at $37,680/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Light Truck Drivers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Light Truck Drivers is Anchorage, AK at $57,250/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Light Truck Drivers pay figures in a real decision
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