Texas is the state with the highest level of employment for truck drivers. Find out how much a truck driver makes per hour and per year.
Texas is the state with the highest level of employment for truck drivers, one of the most important jobs in the supply chain. However, despite having many jobs, the average wage is below the national average.
How much money does a truck driver make in Texas? Here’s what the hourly wage is
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wages report, the average wage for a heavy truck and tractor-trailer driver in Texas is $23.89 per hour and $49,690 per year.
The statewide average annual wage is $3,400 below the federal average, while the average hourly wage is $1.63 lower.
On the other hand, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, area has the second highest level of employment in the country, with an average annual wage of $51,440 and $24.73 per hour, still below the national average.
The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area of Texas has the fifth highest level of employment. However, the wage is also below the national level with an annual average of $51,420 and $24.72 per hour.
According to the BLS, nationally the average annual wage for a truck driver is $53,090, while the average hourly wage is $25.52.
According to BLS data, the median wage is $49,920 per year and $24 per hour nationally. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate: 50% of workers earn less than the median and 50% of workers earn more than the median.
The bottom 10% of truck and trailer drivers earn about $16.97 per hour or $35,300 per year. On the other hand, the top 10% earn $36.16 per hour or $75,220 per year.