What logistics employers are advertising this quarter: the Truck Driver band runs $50K–$83K (P25–P75), and the median swings 18% across the top posting metros — same job, same quarter. Every median printed next to its BLS benchmark.
The advertised Truck Driver median runs from $66K in Kansas City to $78K in Washington–Arlington this quarter — an 18% gap inside one role. Driver bands are wide: Truck Driver $50K–$83K (P25–P75, median $64K), CDL Driver $52K–$87K ($65K), Company Driver $55K–$94K ($72K). Dispatcher has converged at $14.81–$22.00/hr; Warehouse Associate runs $9.46–$17.66/hr.
Every median in this report is printed next to its government benchmark. Advertised driver medians run 12–25% above the BLS incumbent median — new-hire driving offers lead the survey — while hourly warehouse and dispatch postings quote base starting rates, before differentials and tenure, and sit below it. The full calibration table is in the PDF. BLS OEWS reports May 2025; these are postings from April–June 2026.
Benchmark to the band, not the point — quote $50K–$83K for a Truck Driver and place each req deliberately. Localize before you match: a national median mis-prices driver pay by up to 18% by metro — in premium metros, benchmark to the metro band. And check reqs against this quarter’s floor: below P25 means recruiting from the bottom quartile of offers.
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Source: WageScape / MarketTrak — advertised-posting data from public job postings, April 1–June 30, 2026 (single quarter; no period-over-period claims). Sample: 2.4M postings across 5 core logistics roles. Listing-weighted national figures; every role reported as a P25/P50/P75 band, never a lone median; hourly-native roles quoted per hour. Pay levels are modeled from postings; the BLS check prints each median next to the BLS OEWS benchmark (May 2025), with deltas computed from the printed values. Aggregates only. Every figure reproduces from a saved, dated query snapshot.
WageScape / MarketTrak, Q2 2026 · BLS check: OEWS May 2025
