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Truck Driver Salary in Raleigh, NC

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The median truck driver in the Raleigh area earns $52,110 a year ($25.05 an hour), 11% below the U.S. median ($58,640) and 1% above the North Carolina median ($51,530). Half of the 7,210 truck drivers there earn between $46,590 and $61,570.

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: Raleigh-Cary, NC.
Annual payRaleigh areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
10th percentile$40,030$39,400$40,140
25th percentile$46,590$46,320$47,960
Median$52,110$51,530$58,640
75th percentile$61,570$62,640$69,120
90th percentile$73,810$76,360$79,380
Average$55,110$55,810$59,710
Jobs7,21062,4002,062,040

Raleigh, NC ranks 46th of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas for truck driver pay. Highest: Seattle, WA ($71,240).

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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.