Is Louisville a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?

At a $59,000 median, Louisville is $360 (1%) 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 Louisville?

Target employers paying toward the $74,390 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in Louisville and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Truck Drivers work in Louisville?

BLS estimates roughly 10,820 truck driver jobs across Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Truck Driver Salary in Louisville, KY (2026)

Median in Louisville: $59,000/year — $360 (1%) above the national median. Typical range: $51,400–$74,390.

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

The median Truck Driver salary in Louisville, KY is $59,000/year ($360 (1%) above the national median), with a typical range of $51,400–$74,390. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$59,000/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$51,400–$74,390	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~10,820	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Truck Driver pay in Louisville, KY BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Truck Drivers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro. - Median Truck Driver pay in Louisville, KY: $59,000/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $360 (1%) above the national median (U.S. median $58,640). - 25th-75th percentile band: $51,400–$74,390. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~10,820 jobs.

Truck Driver pay distribution in Louisville, KY

25th Pct (Louisville) $51,400 $24.71/hr

Median (Louisville) $59,000 $28.37/hr

75th Pct (Louisville) $74,390 $35.76/hr

National median: $58,640/yr. Louisville is $360 (1%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (SOC 53-3032, Truck Driver).

What truck driver pay in Louisville really looks like

Louisville tracks the national market almost exactly. The local truck driver median of $59,000 a year sits within 1% ($360) 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 Louisville.

The local range is moderate — $51,400 at the 25th percentile to $74,390 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Louisville Truck Drivers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $74,390 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $51,400 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 10,820 truck driver jobs across the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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 Louisville against the BLS $59,000 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 Louisville is concrete: a metro median of $59,000 with most truck drivers landing between $51,400 and $74,390. 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 $74,390, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Louisville median, not the ones that sit under it.

Truck Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in Louisville

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$28.37
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,135
Per month	$4,917
Per year	$59,000

How we know this — Louisville sources

Wage figures for Truck Driver in Louisville, KY are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (MSA code 31140) (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 Louisville, KY — common questions

How much does a Truck Driver make in Louisville, KY?: The median Truck Driver salary in Louisville, KY is $59,000/year ($360 (1%) above the national median), with a typical range of $51,400–$74,390 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Louisville a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?: At a $59,000 median, Louisville is $360 (1%) 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 Louisville?: Target employers paying toward the $74,390 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in Louisville and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Truck Drivers work in Louisville?: BLS estimates roughly 10,820 truck driver jobs across Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).