Is Las Vegas a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?

At a $60,650 median, Las Vegas is $2,010 (3%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $58,640. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Truck Driver in Las Vegas?

Target employers paying toward the $72,980 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in Las Vegas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Truck Drivers work in Las Vegas?

BLS estimates roughly 8,670 truck driver jobs across Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Truck Driver Salary in Las Vegas, NV (2026)

Median in Las Vegas: $60,650/year — $2,010 (3%) above the national median. Typical range: $49,740–$72,980.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Las Vegas, NV metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Truck Driver salary overview

The median Truck Driver salary in Las Vegas, NV is $60,650/year ($2,010 (3%) above the national median), with a typical range of $49,740–$72,980. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$60,650/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$49,740–$72,980	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~8,670	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Truck Driver pay in Las Vegas, NV BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Truck Drivers in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro. - Median Truck Driver pay in Las Vegas, NV: $60,650/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $2,010 (3%) above the national median (U.S. median $58,640). - 25th-75th percentile band: $49,740–$72,980. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~8,670 jobs.

Truck Driver pay distribution in Las Vegas, NV

25th Pct (Las Vegas) $49,740 $23.91/hr

Median (Las Vegas) $60,650 $29.16/hr

75th Pct (Las Vegas) $72,980 $35.09/hr

National median: $58,640/yr. Las Vegas is $2,010 (3%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (SOC 53-3032, Truck Driver).

What truck driver pay in Las Vegas really looks like

Las Vegas tracks the national market almost exactly. The local truck driver median of $60,650 a year sits within 3% ($2,010) of the U.S. median of $58,640, so national salary benchmarks translate cleanly to this metro — the number you have seen quoted nationally is, give or take, what truck drivers actually earn in Las Vegas.

The local range is moderate — $49,740 at the 25th percentile to $72,980 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Las Vegas Truck Drivers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $72,980 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $49,740 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 8,670 truck driver jobs across the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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 truck driver jobs in Las Vegas against the BLS $60,650 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 Las Vegas is concrete: a metro median of $60,650 with most truck drivers landing between $49,740 and $72,980. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local truck driver openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $72,980, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Las Vegas median, not the ones that sit under it.

Truck Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in Las Vegas

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$29.16
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,166
Per month	$5,054
Per year	$60,650

How we know this — Las Vegas sources

Wage figures for Truck Driver in Las Vegas, NV are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (MSA code 29820) (SOC 53-3032), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

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Truck Driver pay in Las Vegas, NV — common questions

How much does a Truck Driver make in Las Vegas, NV?: The median Truck Driver salary in Las Vegas, NV is $60,650/year ($2,010 (3%) above the national median), with a typical range of $49,740–$72,980 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Las Vegas a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?: At a $60,650 median, Las Vegas is $2,010 (3%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $58,640. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Truck Driver in Las Vegas?: Target employers paying toward the $72,980 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in Las Vegas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Truck Drivers work in Las Vegas?: BLS estimates roughly 8,670 truck driver jobs across Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).