Truck driver salary varies by almost $20k across the US - here's where truckers make the most, ranked by state

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Truck driver salary varies by almost $20k across the US - here's where truckers make the most, ranked by state

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Truck driver salary varies greatly by state.

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Truck driver salaries have been on the up and up for some truckers in 2018.

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Nearly 50% of all truckers in the National Transportation Institute's quarterly survey on trucker pay received salary bumps in 2018, according to Gordon Klemp, principal of the National Transportation Institute. Last year, only 11% did.

America's nearly 1.8 million tractor-trailer truck drivers earned a median income of $44,500 nationwide in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Truck driver salary is highest in Alaska, where they earned a median of $56,250 last year. In comparison, in West Virginia, truckers earned a median of $38,580 - the lowest nationwide.

Business Insider gathered the median income in each state for long-haul truck drivers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and ranked them in ascending order. Take a look below to see how well your state pays its truck drivers.

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West Virginia: $38,580

West Virginia: $38,580

Number of long-haul truckers: 11,010

Alabama: $40,080

Alabama: $40,080

Number of long-haul truckers: 30,720

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Arkansas: $40,620

Arkansas: $40,620

Number of long-haul truckers: 32,640

Maine: $40,670

Maine: $40,670

Number of long-haul truckers: 8,800

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Mississippi: $40,780

Mississippi: $40,780

Number of long-haul truckers: 22,570

South Dakota: $40,850

South Dakota: $40,850

Number of long-haul truckers: 7,820

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Florida: $41,150

Florida: $41,150

Number of long-haul truckers: 85,390

Tennessee: $41,510

Tennessee: $41,510

Number of long-haul truckers: 60,350

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Louisiana: $41,800

Louisiana: $41,800

Number of long-haul truckers: 21,190

Michigan: $42,180

Michigan: $42,180

Number of long-haul truckers: 55,560

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South Carolina: $42,260

South Carolina: $42,260

Number of long-haul truckers: 27,610

North Carolina: $42,490

North Carolina: $42,490

Number of long-haul truckers: 55,430

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Georgia: $42,510

Georgia: $42,510

Number of long-haul truckers: 56,450

Delaware: $42,550

Delaware: $42,550

Number of long-haul truckers: 4,110

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Iowa: $42,570

Iowa: $42,570

Number of long-haul truckers: 38,110

Virginia: $42,780

Virginia: $42,780

Number of long-haul truckers: 41,150

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Oklahoma: $43,130

Oklahoma: $43,130

Number of long-haul truckers: 24,680

Kentucky: $43,430

Kentucky: $43,430

Number of long-haul truckers: 25,210

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Missouri: $43,480

Missouri: $43,480

Number of long-haul truckers: 43,600

Nebraska: $43,590

Nebraska: $43,590

Number of long-haul truckers: 26,540

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Ohio: $43,990

Ohio: $43,990

Number of long-haul truckers: 74,310

Vermont: $44,190

Vermont: $44,190

Number of long-haul truckers: 3,370

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Idaho: $44,250

Idaho: $44,250

Number of long-haul truckers: 11,810

Texas: $44,260

Texas: $44,260

Number of long-haul truckers: 182,370

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Kansas: $44,300

Kansas: $44,300

Number of long-haul truckers: 20,410

Wisconsin: $44,330

Wisconsin: $44,330

Number of long-haul truckers: 48,400

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New Hampshire: $44,370

New Hampshire: $44,370

Number of long-haul truckers: 48,400

Arizona: $44,640

Arizona: $44,640

Number of long-haul truckers: 23,030

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Montana: $44,700

Montana: $44,700

Number of long-haul truckers: 6,420

New Mexico: $44,860

New Mexico: $44,860

Number of long-haul truckers: 9,940

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Utah: $45,500

Utah: $45,500

Number of long-haul truckers: 23,500

California: $45,560

California: $45,560

Number of long-haul truckers: 137,930

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Oregon: $45,600

Oregon: $45,600

Number of long-haul truckers: 23,290

Pennsylvania: $46,150

Pennsylvania: $46,150

Number of long-haul truckers: 80,810

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Indiana: $46,270

Indiana: $46,270

Number of long-haul truckers: 51,830

Minnesota: $46,570

Minnesota: $46,570

Number of long-haul truckers: 35,420

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Rhode Island: $46,600

Rhode Island: $46,600

Number of long-haul truckers: 3,220

Colorado: $46,960

Colorado: $46,960

Number of long-haul truckers: 21,990

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Washington: $46,990

Washington: $46,990

Number of long-haul truckers: 32,030

Maryland: $47,230

Maryland: $47,230

Number of long-haul truckers: 23,640

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Illinois: $47,730

Illinois: $47,730

Number of long-haul truckers: 70,920

New Jersey: $48,290

New Jersey: $48,290

Number of long-haul truckers: 45,650

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New York: $48,460

New York: $48,460

Number of long-haul truckers: 58,870

Connecticut: $48,530

Connecticut: $48,530

Number of long-haul truckers: 12,940

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Hawaii: $49,050

Hawaii: $49,050

Number of long-haul truckers: 3,290

Wyoming: $49,420

Wyoming: $49,420

Number of long-haul truckers: 5,910

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District of Columbia: $50,250

District of Columbia: $50,250

Number of long-haul truckers: 510

Nevada: $50,440

Nevada: $50,440

Number of long-haul truckers: 11,630

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Massachusetts: $50,580

Massachusetts: $50,580

Number of long-haul truckers: 25,790

North Dakota: $53,020

North Dakota: $53,020

Number of long-haul truckers: 11,000

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Alaska: $56,250

Alaska: $56,250

Number of long-haul truckers: 2,640