Light Truck Drivers Salary in the US
A light truck drivers earns a national median of $44,860 a year (mean $48,770) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #665 of 825.
How much does a light truck drivers earn in the US?
A light truck drivers in the United States earns a median of $44,860 a year (mean $48,770), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 983,300 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-3033), ranked #665 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$44,860
per year
Mean
$48,770
per year
Employment
983,300
US workers
National rank
#665
of 825 by median
What a light truck drivers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a light truck drivers (SOC 53-3033) earns a median annual wage of $44,860 and a mean (average) of $48,770. The median is the midpoint — half of light truck drivers earn more and half earn less — and is 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a light truck drivers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for light truck drivers is $44,860, and the mean (average) is $48,770. The median is the midpoint — half of light truck drivers earn more and half earn less.
- How does light truck drivers pay compare to the US average?
- At $44,860, a light truck drivers earns 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many light truck drivers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 983,300 light truck drivers employed nationally (SOC 53-3033), across all industries.
- Where does this light truck drivers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-3033. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-3033 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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