Truck drivers who transport goods locally usually receive an hourly wage and extra pay for working more than 40 hours a week. Wages vary by the driver's experience and the size of truck driven.
Light truck drivers who work full time often receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Light truck drivers (SOC 53-3033)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $16.80 | $22.75 | $31.59 |
| Yearly | $34,932 | $47,322 | $65,721 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.65 | $22.95 | $36.97 |
| Yearly | $36,718 | $47,716 | $76,912 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $13.28 | $19.38 | $25.78 |
| Yearly | $27,619 | $40,311 | $53,603 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.11 | $24.37 | $32.42 |
| Yearly | $37,660 | $50,700 | $67,453 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.15 | $22.51 | $30.08 |
| Yearly | $31,516 | $46,807 | $62,579 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.78 | $19.91 | $28.57 |
| Yearly | $32,815 | $41,399 | $59,441 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.22 | $18.95 | $29.75 |
| Yearly | $31,672 | $39,425 | $61,872 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $13.12 | $18.24 | $24.93 |
| Yearly | $27,301 | $37,949 | $51,859 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.24 | $21.91 | $29.51 |
| Yearly | $29,617 | $45,578 | $61,387 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $15.67 | $19.95 | $25.90 |
| Yearly | $32,599 | $41,500 | $53,882 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.53 | $19.78 | $24.92 |
| Yearly | $30,224 | $41,146 | $51,845 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $14.81 | $19.71 | $25.31 |
| Yearly | $30,800 | $40,998 | $52,649 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $14.85 | $20.58 | $26.54 |
| Yearly | $30,880 | $42,813 | $55,184 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.08 | $18.65 | $26.58 |
| Yearly | $27,197 | $38,791 | $55,274 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.10 | $20.27 | $29.58 |
| Yearly | $29,327 | $42,154 | $61,532 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.09 | $21.69 | $27.58 |
| Yearly | $31,382 | $45,099 | $57,354 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.06 | $22.96 | $33.19 |
| Yearly | $37,565 | $47,753 | $69,055 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $12.92 | $18.98 | $31.20 |
| Yearly | $26,881 | $39,476 | $64,888 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.46 | $20.18 | $25.93 |
| Yearly | $32,174 | $41,965 | $53,938 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $14.61 | $21.39 | $31.97 |
| Yearly | $30,396 | $44,497 | $66,481 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $13.71 | $18.70 | $25.11 |
| Yearly | $28,517 | $38,900 | $52,224 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.42 | $24.37 | $35.09 |
| Yearly | $38,302 | $50,681 | $72,994 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.15 | $19.43 | $24.35 |
| Yearly | $33,590 | $40,410 | $50,650 | |