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Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other Salary by City

Other motor vehicle operators earn the most in Atlantic City, NJ (average $69,100 a year), followed by Vallejo, CA ($65,800) and Anchorage, AK ($63,550), among the 168 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $42,430 and the median $37,180, for 46,880 workers (May 2025).

$42,430U.S. average
$69Khighest: Atlantic City, NJ
$22Klowest: Paducah, KY
168metro areas
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Top 15 cities for motor vehicle operators, all other by average salary

Atlantic City, NJ$69,100
Vallejo, CA$65,800
Anchorage, AK$63,550
Salinas, CA$62,820
Seattle, WA$60,820
San Francisco, CA$60,150
Stockton, CA$59,980
Savannah, GA$59,850
Chicago, IL$59,660
Phoenix, AZ$58,960
Washington, DC$58,870
Honolulu, HI$58,490
Chambersburg, PA$58,170
Crestview, FL$57,060
Jacksonville, NC$55,450
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays other motor vehicle operators the most statewide, $66,370 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington, D.C.$66,370$69,8709801$58,870$58,870
New Jersey$65,180$50,6801,7902$69,100$42,580
Alaska$64,970$74,7101001$63,550$63,550
Washington$60,560$59,7303101$60,820$60,820
Utah$58,130$56,140701$54,940$54,940
Arizona$57,310$55,6803601$58,960$58,960
Illinois$54,860$44,8108402$59,660$38,000
Hawaii$54,220$61,1102301$58,490$58,490
California$51,520$45,0503,58014$65,800$43,470
Oklahoma$51,090$57,5501801$49,790$49,790
Iowa$50,390$48,300500n/an/a
New Mexico$49,680$54,2701601$43,170$43,170
Wyoming$49,540$48,530800n/an/a
South Dakota$48,800$53,7901000n/an/a
Alabama$47,700$52,1002001$47,930$47,930
Puerto Rico$46,860$51,420n/a1$46,700$46,700
Rhode Island$46,270$42,530501$43,490$43,490
Kansas$44,870$49,880700n/an/a
Montana$44,080$41,8606705$49,480$38,900
New York$43,910$38,9503,5409$55,130$35,340
Idaho$43,750$41,190700n/an/a
Georgia$43,070$36,1202,2105$59,850$36,130
Mississippi$42,930$46,5001602$44,480$33,480
Colorado$42,860$39,1903,4307$44,950$39,510
Virginia$42,860$36,5209102$44,430$39,060
Maryland$42,360$35,4405701$40,200$40,200
Pennsylvania$41,780$32,7901,3208$58,170$30,780
Nevada$41,540$25,2903201$35,480$35,480
Delaware$41,310$38,790n/a1$38,960$38,960
Massachusetts$40,390$36,5401,2101$39,520$39,520
Louisiana$40,390$37,7302802$45,980$36,340
Oregon$39,800$34,8701,1905$41,020$35,320
Nebraska$39,680$33,2807603$41,950$37,360
West Virginia$39,480$31,7902400n/an/a
Texas$39,410$36,3402,57010$44,100$36,830
Connecticut$39,370$37,4404504$42,530$36,450
Florida$39,350$37,3302,59015$57,060$34,190
Arkansas$38,460$36,0901401$36,840$36,840
North Dakota$37,610$34,2302203$38,390$24,860
Wisconsin$37,550$33,9707105$39,690$34,840
Ohio$37,060$31,0402,4309$39,880$25,310
Indiana$36,800$26,9205603$37,560$31,010
Missouri$36,470$32,3301,4004$36,550$34,420
Minnesota$36,010$34,6701,1902$37,950$36,370
Tennessee$35,290$33,5502,3105$36,960$31,390
Maine$35,200$33,6903102$36,440$32,800
Michigan$34,410$33,9902,6007$46,880$29,340
South Carolina$34,020$27,8404503$41,850$29,030
New Hampshire$33,650$31,7701501$34,680$34,680
Vermont$33,450$29,2901300n/an/a
Kentucky$33,320$23,8704503$39,800$21,990
North Carolina$29,940$29,0002,00010$55,450$23,230
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Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Atlantic City, NJ$69,100$62,910$33.2260
Vallejo, CA$65,800$73,280$31.6360
Anchorage, AK$63,550$74,710$30.5570
Salinas, CA$62,820$71,140$30.2050
Seattle, WA$60,820$58,510$29.24160
San Francisco, CA$60,150$50,140$28.92430
Stockton, CA$59,980$62,460$28.8470
Savannah, GA$59,850$74,770$28.77n/a
Chicago, IL$59,660$59,330$28.68590
Phoenix, AZ$58,960$56,880$28.35n/a
Washington, DC$58,870$64,600$28.301,510
Honolulu, HI$58,490$64,800$28.12180
Chambersburg, PA$58,170$64,150$27.9760
Crestview, FL$57,060$62,230$27.4430
Jacksonville, NC$55,450$61,360$26.6680
New York, NY$55,130$45,850$26.513,370
Salt Lake City, UT$54,940$53,050$26.4130
San Jose, CA$53,340$48,230$25.65180
Bakersfield, CA$53,070$47,870$25.5280
Watertown, NY$52,120$52,520$25.0690
San Diego, CA$51,970$47,770$24.99340
Los Angeles, CA$50,700$44,180$24.371,140
Oklahoma City, OK$49,790$57,550$23.9450
Bozeman, MT$49,480$53,750$23.79120
Birmingham, AL$47,930$53,120$23.0460
Santa Rosa, CA$47,310$39,760$22.75n/a
Sacramento, CA$47,190$43,730$22.69220
Ann Arbor, MI$46,880$34,280$22.54100
San Juan, PR$46,700$51,420$22.45n/a
Riverside, CA$46,590$42,150$22.40410
Warner Robins, GA$46,280$43,320$22.2530
New Orleans, LA$45,980$44,050$22.1150
Fresno, CA$45,630$42,420$21.9470
York, PA$45,210$38,100$21.7450
Helena, MT$45,150$36,410$21.7130
Visalia, CA$45,040$45,290$21.6570
Greeley, CO$44,950$41,680$21.61170
Philadelphia, PA$44,830$35,220$21.55690
Boulder, CO$44,740$43,390$21.51130
Kiryas Joel, NY$44,700$39,610$21.4980
Gulfport, MS$44,480$52,540$21.3930
Virginia Beach, VA$44,430$34,460$21.36250
Killeen, TX$44,100$44,300$21.2050
San Antonio, TX$43,850$42,600$21.08280
Billings, MT$43,810$41,860$21.06170
Providence, RI$43,490$42,530$20.91100
Oxnard, CA$43,470$41,360$20.9050
Albuquerque, NM$43,170$35,770$20.7660
Gainesville, FL$42,800$43,270$20.5830
Colorado Springs, CO$42,710$37,670$20.54380
Denver, CO$42,630$39,610$20.492,150
Trenton, NJ$42,580$32,220$20.4790
New Haven, CT$42,530$39,320$20.45130
Utica, NY$41,970$38,160$20.1840
Lincoln, NE$41,950$36,480$20.17130
Brownsville, TX$41,880$38,160$20.1450
Hilton Head Island, SC$41,850$34,230$20.1240
Palm Bay, FL$41,300$39,720$19.86150
Fort Collins, CO$41,260$36,930$19.84190
Pueblo, CO$41,180$36,540$19.8050
Austin, TX$41,120$37,280$19.77220
Portland, OR$41,020$35,000$19.72760
El Paso, TX$40,330$42,330$19.3980
Dallas, TX$40,240$36,970$19.35550
Baltimore, MD$40,200$33,730$19.33310
Great Falls, MT$40,000$33,780$19.2330
Salem, OR$39,960$35,670$19.2170
Cleveland, OH$39,880$32,800$19.17530
Lakeland, FL$39,860$39,030$19.1680
Cincinnati, OH$39,830$37,500$19.15350
Louisville, KY$39,800$26,200$19.14130
Appleton, WI$39,690$33,780$19.0860
Syracuse, NY$39,640$35,290$19.06140
Milwaukee, WI$39,610$40,800$19.05200
McAllen, TX$39,580$32,520$19.0340
Ocala, FL$39,560$37,610$19.0230
Boston, MA$39,520$33,110$19.00980
Tampa, FL$39,510$37,730$19.00300
Albany, GA$39,510$28,550$18.9950
Grand Junction, CO$39,510$36,180$19.0090
Orlando, FL$39,200$37,300$18.84550
Richmond, VA$39,060$35,440$18.78120
Racine, WI$39,060$33,620$18.7830
Dover, DE$38,960$31,200$18.7350
Jacksonville, FL$38,930$36,410$18.71160
Grand Island, NE$38,900$34,580$18.7030
Missoula, MT$38,900$36,190$18.7080
Miami, FL$38,870$37,550$18.69750
Rochester, NY$38,850$35,080$18.68160
Buffalo, NY$38,600$34,210$18.56270
Columbus, OH$38,540$30,860$18.53410
Lubbock, TX$38,500$39,110$18.51100
Hartford, CT$38,480$35,980$18.50110
Pittsburgh, PA$38,390$32,300$18.46230
Fargo, ND$38,390$36,780$18.4650
Houston, TX$38,300$34,270$18.41480
Deltona, FL$38,270$36,340$18.4040
Bridgeport, CT$38,050$36,410$18.30130
Peoria, IL$38,000$31,200$18.2770
Fort Myers, FL$37,980$36,570$18.2660
Minneapolis, MN$37,950$34,050$18.25590
Medford, OR$37,910$34,320$18.2280
Madison, WI$37,880$33,970$18.2180
Scranton, PA$37,640$32,100$18.1030
Bend, OR$37,620$35,100$18.0940
Fort Wayne, IN$37,560$28,530$18.0650
Albany, NY$37,400$32,940$17.98390
Omaha, NE$37,360$31,440$17.96430
Youngstown, OH$37,310$30,470$17.9490
Atlanta, GA$37,030$32,830$17.801,140
Memphis, TN$36,960$35,600$17.77420
Nashville, TN$36,940$35,480$17.76970
Sarasota, FL$36,910$33,980$17.7450
Little Rock, AR$36,840$35,020$17.7170
Corpus Christi, TX$36,830$31,540$17.71110
Toledo, OH$36,700$27,990$17.6580
Kansas City, MO$36,550$32,750$17.57350
Charleston, SC$36,500$29,590$17.5560
St. Louis, MO$36,490$32,330$17.54700
Waterbury, CT$36,450$37,440$17.5240
Portland, ME$36,440$34,570$17.52140
Tallahassee, FL$36,390$33,840$17.4950
St. Cloud, MN$36,370$30,690$17.4940
Saginaw, MI$36,350$29,230$17.4770
Baton Rouge, LA$36,340$36,390$17.47120
Jefferson City, MO$36,240$29,760$17.4230
Augusta, GA$36,130$31,200$17.3760
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,880$33,860$17.2540
Dayton, OH$35,700$27,900$17.16140
Reno, NV$35,480$31,740$17.0680
Detroit, MI$35,470$33,990$17.051,440
Binghamton, NY$35,340$32,240$16.9970
Eugene, OR$35,320$31,500$16.98100
Evansville, IN$35,110$25,670$16.8830
Green Bay, WI$34,840$29,360$16.7560
Manchester, NH$34,680$31,760$16.6750
Harrisburg, PA$34,620$27,530$16.64120
Springfield, MO$34,420$29,920$16.55120
Pensacola, FL$34,190$30,360$16.4480
Asheville, NC$33,960$31,780$16.3360
Akron, OH$33,680$29,220$16.19200
Allentown, PA$33,610$28,310$16.1670
Knoxville, TN$33,560$30,410$16.14280
Jackson, MS$33,480$21,280$16.10n/a
Lima, OH$33,350$25,850$16.0340
Bismarck, ND$33,100$34,230$15.9150
Lexington, KY$32,850$25,020$15.7950
Bangor, ME$32,800$30,880$15.7760
Grand Rapids, MI$32,510$30,540$15.63160
Lansing, MI$32,200$29,060$15.48130
Chattanooga, TN$31,970$29,550$15.37210
Flint, MI$31,610$30,880$15.2080
Kingsport, TN$31,390$29,650$15.0970
Indianapolis, IN$31,010$25,990$14.91210
Charlotte, NC$30,800$29,410$14.81630
Lancaster, PA$30,780$32,790$14.80170
Durham, NC$29,950$29,900$14.4050
Wilmington, NC$29,900$29,070$14.3870
Bay City, MI$29,340$29,790$14.1130
Greenville, SC$29,030$25,770$13.96130
Raleigh, NC$28,710$29,000$13.80n/a
Greenville, NC$26,500$22,620$12.7470
Hickory, NC$26,270$28,850$12.6340
Winston-Salem, NC$26,100$27,260$12.5580
Canton, OH$25,310$22,340$12.1790
Grand Forks, ND$24,860$21,180$11.9530
Greensboro, NC$23,230$20,820$11.17280
Paducah, KY$21,990$20,800$10.5730

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Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other salary: questions

Where do other motor vehicle operators make the most money?

In Atlantic City, NJ, with an average of $69,100 a year, among the 168 metro areas we cover.

What is the average other motor vehicle operators salary in the U.S.?

$42,430 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $37,180, so half of other motor vehicle operators earn more than that and half less.

What salary should other motor vehicle operators ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of other motor vehicle operators nationwide earn between $31,220 (25th percentile) and $48,980 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays other motor vehicle operators the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $66,370 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is other motor vehicle operators pay the lowest?

Paducah, KY, at $21,990 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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