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Truck Driver Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

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The median truck driver in the Grand Rapids area earns $58,270 a year ($28.01 an hour), 1% below the U.S. median ($58,640) and 2% above the Michigan median ($57,180). Half of the 10,820 truck drivers there earn between $47,340 and $62,270.

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median. Dashed: U.S. median.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, May 2025 (latest official data). Metro area: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Annual payGrand Rapids areaMichiganU.S.
10th percentile$42,840$40,280$40,140
25th percentile$47,340$47,600$47,960
Median$58,270$57,180$58,640
75th percentile$62,270$62,060$69,120
90th percentile$73,740$73,980$79,380
Average$56,990$56,370$59,710
Jobs10,82060,8002,062,040

Grand Rapids, MI ranks 35th of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas for truck driver pay. Highest: Seattle, WA ($71,240).

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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.