Is New York a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?

At a $65,040 median, New York is $6,400 (11%) 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 New York?

Target employers paying toward the $77,100 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in New York and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Truck Drivers work in New York?

BLS estimates roughly 65,100 truck driver jobs across New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Truck Driver Salary in New York, NY (2026)

Median in New York: $65,040/year — $6,400 (11%) above the national median. Typical range: $59,290–$77,100.

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

The median Truck Driver salary in New York, NY is $65,040/year ($6,400 (11%) above the national median), with a typical range of $59,290–$77,100. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$65,040/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$59,290–$77,100	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~65,100	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Truck Driver pay in New York, NY BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Truck Drivers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro. - Median Truck Driver pay in New York, NY: $65,040/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $6,400 (11%) above the national median (U.S. median $58,640). - 25th-75th percentile band: $59,290–$77,100. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~65,100 jobs.

Truck Driver pay distribution in New York, NY

25th Pct (New York) $59,290 $28.50/hr

Median (New York) $65,040 $31.27/hr

75th Pct (New York) $77,100 $37.07/hr

National median: $58,640/yr. New York is $6,400 (11%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (SOC 53-3032, Truck Driver).

What truck driver pay in New York really looks like

New York pays above the national market for truck drivers. The local median of $65,040 a year is $6,400 (11%) over the U.S. median of $58,640 — 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.

The local range is moderate — $59,290 at the 25th percentile to $77,100 at the 75th (BLS). Half of New York Truck Drivers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $77,100 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $59,290 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 65,100 truck driver jobs across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York against the BLS $65,040 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 New York is concrete: a metro median of $65,040 with most truck drivers landing between $59,290 and $77,100. 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 $77,100, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the New York median, not the ones that sit under it.

Truck Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in New York

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$31.27
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,251
Per month	$5,420
Per year	$65,040

How we know this — New York sources

Wage figures for Truck Driver in New York, NY are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (MSA code 35620) (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 New York, NY — common questions

How much does a Truck Driver make in New York, NY?: The median Truck Driver salary in New York, NY is $65,040/year ($6,400 (11%) above the national median), with a typical range of $59,290–$77,100 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is New York a strong pay market for Truck Drivers?: At a $65,040 median, New York is $6,400 (11%) 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 New York?: Target employers paying toward the $77,100 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Truck Driver openings in New York and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Truck Drivers work in New York?: BLS estimates roughly 65,100 truck driver jobs across New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).