Driver/Sales Workers salary

SOC 53-3031 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$38,770

per year, nationally

Middle half

$30,200–$49,000

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

409,180

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

+8.8%

51,300 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$22,590$59,980

10th: $22,590
25th: $30,200
Median: $38,770
75th: $49,000
90th: $59,980

Getting in

Typical education to enter: High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where driver/sales workers earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Alaska	$48,420	102.4	1,270	1.48×
2	Iowa	$47,120	87.8	4,400	1.07×
3	Massachusetts	$46,870	105.8	3,830	0.40×
4	Vermont	$46,300	98.0	510	0.64×
5	California	$45,600	110.7	34,480	0.72×
6	South Dakota	$45,050	88.6	1,050	0.87×
7	New Jersey	$44,720	108.8	9,720	0.86×
8	Colorado	$43,420	103.1	10,790	1.43×
9	Kansas	$43,180	90.1	1,950	0.51×
10	New York	$42,730	107.9	18,990	0.74×
11	Tennessee	$42,220	91.9	9,620	1.12×
12	District of Columbia	$41,600	109.9	1,020	0.55×
13	Washington	$41,570	107.0	5,890	0.63×
14	New Hampshire	$41,520	104.2	1,990	1.10×
15	Oregon	$41,080	103.4	5,210	1.01×
16	Missouri	$40,200	90.8	7,590	0.98×
17	Georgia	$40,040	96.3	19,150	1.49×
18	Maine	$39,900	97.0	2,160	1.28×
19	Arkansas	$39,820	86.9	3,170	0.92×
20	Michigan	$39,610	96.2	15,490	1.34×
21	Alabama	$39,190	88.8	4,310	0.77×
22	Illinois	$38,960	100.0	13,680	0.85×
23	North Dakota	$38,610	89.0	1,740	1.54×
24	Maryland	$38,500	105.0	11,940	1.64×
25	Arizona	$38,440	100.7	10,550	1.24×
26	Pennsylvania	$37,330	97.6	15,100	0.95×
27	Virginia	$37,180	101.1	10,780	1.00×
28	Kentucky	$37,030	90.2	6,140	1.17×
29	Connecticut	$36,730	103.6	3,730	0.84×
30	North Carolina	$36,540	94.3	14,530	1.12×
31	Louisiana	$36,290	88.2	3,200	0.63×
32	Florida	$36,260	103.4	24,380	0.93×
33	Indiana	$36,250	93.3	12,040	1.43×
34	Texas	$35,850	97.1	40,950	1.11×
35	Idaho	$35,770	95.5	2,090	0.93×
36	Ohio	$35,720	92.8	20,430	1.40×
37	Mississippi	$35,480	87.0	2,550	0.83×
38	Nebraska	$34,950	90.1	2,590	0.96×
39	Rhode Island	$34,230	102.3	1,260	0.96×
40	Minnesota	$32,980	98.6	9,750	1.26×
41	Nevada	$31,760	100.0	4,310	1.06×
42	Hawaii	$31,270	110.0	920	0.56×
43	Delaware	$31,200	99.8	—	—
44	New Mexico	$29,770	92.2	2,970	1.30×
45	Oklahoma	$29,120	87.8	5,110	1.14×
46	West Virginia	$28,790	89.5	2,540	1.38×
47	Montana	$27,580	94.6	2,100	1.56×
48	Wisconsin	$27,560	94.1	10,020	1.29×
49	Wyoming	$26,940	92.7	1,140	1.55×
50	Utah	$26,590	98.9	3,050	0.67×
51	South Carolina	$22,240	93.7	6,430	1.06×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where driver/sales workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for driver/sales workers

The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Dubuque, IA	$53,910	87.3	200	1.27×
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$51,260	110.4	1,360	0.46×
3	Merced, CA	$49,290	98.3	330	1.59×
4	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$49,150	100.9	230	0.72×
5	Yuba City, CA	$49,110	104.2	110	0.81×
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$49,000	107.8	400	0.73×
7	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$48,860	106.7	1,560	0.55×
8	Fairbanks-College, AK	$48,530	103.2	140	1.44×
9	Anchorage, AK	$48,420	105.4	950	2.03×
10	Bay City, MI	$48,340	91.9	170	1.97×
11	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$48,190	84.8	130	0.87×
12	Visalia, CA	$48,000	99.8	380	0.84×
13	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,920	100.3	440	0.66×
14	Yakima, WA	$47,810	95.5	170	0.66×
15	Vallejo, CA	$47,780	108.5	390	1.03×
16	Lebanon, PA	$47,690	93.2	170	1.23×
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,340	108.3	2,880	0.41×
18	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$47,320	105.6	100	0.39×
19	St. Cloud, MN	$47,210	87.6	500	1.82×
20	Fresno, CA	$47,170	102.2	1,090	0.87×
21	Boulder, CO	$47,150	105.2	490	0.96×
22	Bellingham, WA	$47,130	103.3	140	0.57×
23	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$47,120	100.1	200	0.59×
24	Barnstable Town, MA	$47,000	98.4	200	0.81×
25	Longview-Kelso, WA	$46,960	97.5	40	0.41×
26	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,940	89.1	580	1.23×
27	Pittsfield, MA	$46,900	95.1	90	0.59×
28	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,800	111.9	2,150	0.53×
29	Rapid City, SD	$46,780	89.2	170	0.89×
30	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$46,600	105.8	5,630	1.33×
31	El Centro, CA	$46,510	95.2	160	0.94×
32	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$46,430	93.6	630	0.94×
33	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,330	105.4	2,390	0.75×
34	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,330	91.7	1,000	0.94×
35	Topeka, KS	$46,320	88.8	160	0.53×
36	Napa, CA	$46,300	112.6	140	0.70×
37	Montgomery, AL	$46,300	89.7	360	0.84×
38	Elmira, NY	$46,150	94.4	110	1.23×
39	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$45,960	103.7	150	0.44×
40	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,760	106.4	3,620	0.80×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where driver/sales workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640
Light Truck Drivers$44,860
Bus Drivers, School$47,920
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$37,180
Taxi Drivers$42,100
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,450