CDL-A Truck Driver
Federal figures put this role between $40,140 and $79,380 a year, with a national median of $58,640.
What this role pays.
We have not closed enough commercial trucking searches to publish a band of our own for this seat, so the figures above are the federal 10th to 90th percentile spread rather than a My Trade Talent band. They are national and not adjusted for experience or region.
The federal occupation for this role is Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3032), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $58,640 , with the middle of the market between $40,140 and $79,380.
Where it pays most.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 112 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.
| Metro | Median | Employed there |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $71,240 | 21,230 |
| San Jose | $70,730 | 5,360 |
| San Francisco | $66,450 | 16,450 |
| New York | $65,040 | 65,100 |
| Minneapolis | $64,200 | 20,430 |
| Boston | $64,010 | 20,090 |
| Denver | $63,900 | 14,320 |
| boulder co | $63,810 | 650 |
| Myrtle Beach | $46,360 | 1,960 |
| McAllen | $47,040 | 4,390 |
| Deltona-Daytona | $47,660 | 1,910 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.
Credentials that move an offer.
- CDL-A
Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The Commercial Trucking hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.
What the search actually takes.
We have closed 2 commercial trucking searches in 2026 year to date, which is below the 8 we require before publishing a median. We would rather print the count than a number the sample cannot carry. The Hiring Index shows what we do and do not have.
Searches we have closed in this seat
One of them was for this exact seat rather than the trade in general. Each is written up in full on our placements page: what the opening was, what made it hard, and what the person we placed brought.
- Local CDL Class A Driver - Berkeley, MO - 14 days from first contact to hire.
Keep reading.
- 2026 Commercial Trucking Salary Guide - the full benchmark by role.
- Commercial Trucking recruiting - how we run this trade.
- Salary calculator - the band by experience and region.
- Commercial Trucking hiring in Houston - one market in detail.
- Hiring Index - how long our searches actually take.
Other Commercial Trucking roles we recruit
All 56 roles we recruit - every trade, every seat.