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Truck drivers (CDL) in Oregon: what they earn

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oregon earned a median $61,980 a year in May 2025, $29.80 an hour. 23,970 people held the job, 12.2 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 6% above the national figure of $58,640, and Oregon ranks 9 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$61,980
$29.80 an hour
Rank by pay
#9
of 51 states and DC
Employed in OR
23,970
12.2 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
0.92
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Oregon

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$22.93$47,700A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$26.38$54,870A quarter earn less.
Median$29.80$61,980Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$35.04$72,870A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$39.05$81,220A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$30.81$64,080The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Oregon against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
6 Nevada $62,290 15,010
7 New York $62,050 63,700
8 Minnesota $61,990 38,770
9 Oregon $61,980 23,970
10 Colorado $61,500 25,350
11 North Dakota $60,910 11,870
12 Vermont $60,830 3,560

The complete ranking is on the Truck drivers (CDL) page.

Against the national figure

OregonUnited States
Median annual$61,980$58,640
Median hourly$29.80$28.19
10th percentile, annual$47,700$40,140
90th percentile, annual$81,220$79,380
Employed23,9702,062,040

Other trades in Oregon

Electricians ($101,310) · Plumbers and pipefitters ($97,050) · HVAC technicians ($62,940) · Welders ($59,450)

See all five ranked by pay in Oregon.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Oregon are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.