Delivery Driver Salary in Memphis, TN (2026)

What delivery driver pay in Memphis really looks like

Memphis pays above the national market for delivery drivers. The local median of about $23.25 an hour ($48,350 a year) is $3,490 (8%) over the U.S. median of $44,860 — a premium worth anchoring to when you negotiate. An offer benchmarked to nationwide averages will read low here, so it is worth citing the local BLS figure directly rather than the U.S. number.

Pay is spread wide across the metro: BLS puts the 25th percentile at $40,220 and the 75th at $83,480. A band that broad usually reflects a real mix of employers, shifts, and seniority — which means where you apply changes your pay as much as the job title does. The same delivery driver role can pay very differently across two Memphis employers, so it pays to target the top of the band deliberately.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 8,190 delivery driver jobs across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open delivery driver jobs in Memphis against the BLS $48,350 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Memphis is concrete: a metro median of $48,350 with most delivery drivers landing between $40,220 and $83,480. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local delivery driver openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $83,480, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Memphis median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Memphis sources

Wage figures for Delivery Driver in Memphis, TN are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (MSA code 32820) (SOC 53-3033), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Delivery Driver pay in Memphis, TN — common questions

How much does a Delivery Driver make in Memphis, TN?

The median Delivery Driver salary in Memphis, TN is $23.25/hour ($48,350/year) ($3,490 (8%) above the national median), with a typical range of $40,220–$83,480 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Memphis a strong pay market for Delivery Drivers?

At a $48,350 median, Memphis is $3,490 (8%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $44,860. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Delivery Driver in Memphis?

Target employers paying toward the $83,480 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Delivery Driver openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Delivery Drivers work in Memphis?

BLS estimates roughly 8,190 delivery driver jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).