Light Truck Drivers pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
$45,290avg. a year
$21.77 an hour · 9,560 employed
Light Truck Drivers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area earn an average of $45,290 a year. That is $2,630 (6%) more than the North Carolina average of $42,660. The U.S. average is $48,770.
$42,860Median pay
$21.77Average hourly
+6%vs. North Carolina average
9,560Jobs in this metro
Other North Carolina metro areas
Average pay for light truck drivers in other North Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
1230 jobs
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$49,690
$23.89 an hour
21,820 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$44,060
$21.19 an hour
31,430 jobs
Asheville, NC
$44,010
$21.16 an hour
43,030 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$43,500
$20.91 an hour
55,040 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$43,390
$20.86 an hour
6310 jobs
Rocky Mount, NC
$42,700
$20.53 an hour
72,040 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$42,450
$20.41 an hour
83,800 jobs
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$42,240
$20.31 an hour
9480 jobs
Greenville, NC
$41,960
$20.17 an hour
101,220 jobs
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$41,960
$20.17 an hour
111,170 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$41,790
$20.09 an hour
121,050 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$41,780
$20.09 an hour
13290 jobs
Goldsboro, NC
$40,360
$19.40 an hour
14370 jobs
Burlington, NC
$39,830
$19.15 an hour
15240 jobs
Jacksonville, NC
$33,330
$16.03 an hour
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How Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do light truck drivers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
The average is $45,290 a year, and the median is $42,860. About 9,560 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the North Carolina average?
That is $2,630 (6%) more than the North Carolina average of $42,660.
Is this job common in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
It makes up 7.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-3033. Metro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.