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Light Truck Drivers Salary in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $42,860. BLS estimates approximately 9,560 people work in this occupation in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 4.5% below the national median ($44,860).

Median salary
$42,860
Average salary
$45,290
Median hourly
$20.61
Employment
9,560

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$28,130$13.52
25th percentile$35,920$17.27
Median (50th)$42,860$20.61
75th percentile$48,430$23.28
90th percentile$64,470$31.00

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.9% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
7.04
Location quotient
1.11

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.348, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $44,028 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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