Texas Wages 53-3033.00 - Light Truck Drivers Bright Outlook  

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $42,500.
  • 10% of workers earn $28,120 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $91,280 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $44,860.
  • 10% of workers earn $30,800 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $80,310 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$30,800$37,270$44,860$52,310$80,310
Texas$28,120$34,800$42,500$50,170$91,280
Abilene, TX$27,810$32,760$38,090$46,410$58,360
Amarillo, TX$27,480$32,830$38,560$46,480$62,090
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$30,820$36,640$45,820$52,310$92,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$27,730$30,160$38,820$50,340$83,510
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,070$29,020$36,780$42,880$50,400
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,550$26,960$35,360$48,210$91,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,350$27,190$34,230$41,890$55,220
College Station-Bryan, TX$28,090$33,090$37,250$48,080$64,010
Corpus Christi, TX$27,180$31,240$41,880$49,060$73,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$29,480$36,690$44,050$50,920$83,250
Eagle Pass, TX$23,550$27,750$36,320$41,170$96,880
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$23,940$30,820$42,260$50,440$96,880
El Paso, TX$20,540$26,880$36,030$45,080$88,800
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,980$29,630$37,130$44,140$54,610
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$28,820$35,670$43,920$52,000$93,020
Killeen-Temple, TX$27,390$30,490$44,750$47,950$93,830
Laredo, TX$16,220$26,870$35,770$38,570$62,080
Longview, TX$24,610$29,150$35,770$46,760$85,510
Lubbock, TX$26,730$29,900$37,300$45,880$70,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,720$26,080$35,350$42,630$80,860
Midland, TX$29,670$37,440$47,330$63,440$75,710
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$23,310$29,120$37,500$46,710$57,070
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,460$30,410$37,130$45,720$59,170
Odessa, TX$29,510$35,950$42,160$49,200$62,790
San Angelo, TX$27,930$33,080$36,570$43,740$50,030
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,120$34,090$41,600$47,980$93,830
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,610$32,860$37,560$43,380$52,540
Texarkana, TX-AR$25,190$30,850$38,800$48,040$93,830
Tyler, TX$27,120$32,710$38,090$50,870$95,380
Victoria, TX$28,380$36,860$37,530$42,680$50,730
Waco, TX$28,720$34,320$42,640$51,240$93,930
Wichita Falls, TX$25,920$30,650$39,000$47,880$64,890

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $20.43 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $13.52 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $43.88 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $21.57 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $14.81 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.61 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$14.81$17.92$21.57$25.15$38.61
Texas$13.52$16.73$20.43$24.12$43.88
Abilene, TX$13.37$15.75$18.31$22.31$28.06
Amarillo, TX$13.21$15.78$18.54$22.34$29.85
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$14.82$17.61$22.03$25.15$44.36
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$13.33$14.50$18.67$24.20$40.15
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.54$13.95$17.69$20.62$24.23
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$10.84$12.96$17.00$23.18$44.02
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.74$13.07$16.46$20.14$26.55
College Station-Bryan, TX$13.51$15.91$17.91$23.12$30.78
Corpus Christi, TX$13.07$15.02$20.14$23.59$35.16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$14.17$17.64$21.18$24.48$40.02
Eagle Pass, TX$11.32$13.34$17.46$19.79$46.58
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$11.51$14.82$20.32$24.25$46.58
El Paso, TX$9.87$12.92$17.32$21.68$42.69
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$11.05$14.25$17.85$21.22$26.26
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$13.85$17.15$21.12$25.00$44.72
Killeen-Temple, TX$13.17$14.66$21.51$23.05$45.11
Laredo, TX$7.80$12.92$17.20$18.54$29.85
Longview, TX$11.83$14.02$17.20$22.48$41.11
Lubbock, TX$12.85$14.37$17.93$22.06$33.85
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$10.92$12.54$17.00$20.50$38.88
Midland, TX$14.27$18.00$22.76$30.50$36.40
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$11.21$14.00$18.03$22.46$27.44
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.24$14.62$17.85$21.98$28.45
Odessa, TX$14.19$17.28$20.27$23.66$30.19
San Angelo, TX$13.43$15.90$17.58$21.03$24.05
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$14.00$16.39$20.00$23.07$45.11
Sherman-Denison, TX$13.27$15.80$18.06$20.86$25.26
Texarkana, TX-AR$12.11$14.83$18.65$23.10$45.11
Tyler, TX$13.04$15.73$18.31$24.46$45.86
Victoria, TX$13.65$17.72$18.04$20.52$24.39
Waco, TX$13.81$16.50$20.50$24.64$45.16
Wichita Falls, TX$12.46$14.74$18.75$23.02$31.20