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Truck Driver salary in Texas: $56,290 median.

How pay for truck drivers in Texas compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Texas · BLS May 2025
$56,290median in Texas

Hourly pay in Texas, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $18.34 · 25th $22.44 · median $27.06 · 75th $31.17 · 90th $38.17.

Quick answer

Truck Drivers in Texas earned a median of $56,290 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 4% below the national median of $58,640. Texas ranked 40 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 209,680 people employed.

Texas median
$56,290
$27.06/hr
U.S. median
$58,640
-4% in Texas
Rank among states
40 of 51
by median pay
Employed
209,680
location quotient 1.12
Key facts

More on truck driver pay in Texas

  • The median hourly wage for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Texas was $27.06 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Texas earned between $46,680 and $64,820 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Texas earned less than $38,150 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $79,400 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Texas was $57,990 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Texas it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$59,530
  2. Eagle Pass, TX$58,600
  3. Odessa, TX$58,370
  4. Midland, TX$58,200
  5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$57,110
  6. Killeen-Temple, TX$57,040
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$56,840
  8. Sherman-Denison, TX$55,270
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Virginia$56,860
  2. Kentucky$56,340
  3. Texas$56,290
  4. Missouri$54,550
  5. Oklahoma$54,410

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

What this page can't tell you
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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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