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Delivery Driver Salary in Houston, TX

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The median delivery driver in the Houston area earns $43,920 a year ($21.12 an hour), 2% below the U.S. median ($44,860) and 3% above the Texas median ($42,500). Half of the 19,050 delivery drivers there earn between $35,670 and $52,000.

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median. Dashed: U.S. median.
Light Truck Drivers, May 2025 (latest official data). Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Annual payHouston areaTexasU.S.
10th percentile$28,820$28,120$30,800
25th percentile$35,670$34,800$37,270
Median$43,920$42,500$44,860
75th percentile$52,000$50,170$52,310
90th percentile$93,020$91,280$80,310
Average$48,830$46,950$48,770
Jobs19,05078,540983,300

Houston, TX ranks 33rd of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas for delivery driver pay. Highest: San Jose, CA ($52,100).

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Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.