This question is about truck driver jobs.
Can a truck driver make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a truck driver. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as a truck driver because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $89,000 per year. The average annual salary for a truck driver is $59,684. For example, truck drivers in District of Columbia whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $113,000.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Truck Drivers?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile truck driver earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| District of Columbia | $113,000 |
| New York | $108,000 |
| Kentucky | $107,000 |
| Delaware | $107,000 |
| New Jersey | $107,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $106,000 |
| Georgia | $106,000 |
| Indiana | $105,000 |
| Ohio | $105,000 |
| Wisconsin | $104,000 |
| North Carolina | $104,000 |
| Maryland | $104,000 |
| Connecticut | $101,000 |
| Kansas | $99,000 |
| Missouri | $99,000 |
| Tennessee | $98,000 |
| South Carolina | $98,000 |
| North Dakota | $98,000 |
| Virginia | $98,000 |
| Rhode Island | $98,000 |
| Iowa | $97,000 |
| Illinois | $97,000 |
| New Hampshire | $97,000 |
| Mississippi | $96,000 |
| Arkansas | $96,000 |
| Massachusetts | $96,000 |
| West Virginia | $95,000 |
| Minnesota | $95,000 |
| Alabama | $94,000 |
| Oklahoma | $93,000 |
| Michigan | $92,000 |
| Washington | $92,000 |
| Wyoming | $91,000 |
| Nevada | $90,000 |
| South Dakota | $87,000 |
| Maine | $86,000 |
| Louisiana | $85,000 |
| Montana | $85,000 |
| Vermont | $85,000 |
| California | $85,000 |
| New Mexico | $83,000 |
| Utah | $81,000 |
| Colorado | $81,000 |
| Florida | $81,000 |
| Arizona | $80,000 |
| Nebraska | $79,000 |
| Oregon | $76,000 |
| Idaho | $71,000 |
| Texas | $70,000 |
| Alaska | $66,000 |
| Hawaii | $63,000 |
