Truck driver pay is on the rise overall this year, but there are some states where drivers earn more.
The average income of a long haul truck driver in the Unites States last year was $44,500, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, but the average salary for a truck driver varies dramatically by state.
Here is how truck driver salaries rank by state from lowest to highest using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from May 2017.
50. West Virginia: $38,580
49. Alabama: $40,080
48. Arkansas: $40,620
47. Maine: $40,670
46. Mississippi: $40,780
45. South Dakota: $40,850
44. Florida: $41,150
43. Tennessee: $41,510
42. Louisiana: $41,800
41. Michigan: $42,180
40. South Carolina: $42,260
39. North Carolina: $42,490
38. Georgia: $42,510
37. Delaware: $42,550
36. Iowa: $42,570
35. Virginia: $42,780
34. Oklahoma: $43,130
33. Kentucky: $43,430
32. Missouri: $43,480
31. Nebraska: $43,590
30. Ohio: $43,990
29. Vermont: $44,190
28. Idaho: $44,250
27. Texas: $44,260
26. Kansas: $44,300
25. Wisconsin: $44,330
24. New Hampshire: $44,370
23. Arizona: $44,640
22. Montana: $44,700
21. New Mexico: $44,860
20. Utah: $45,500
19. California: $45,560
18. Oregon: $45,600
17. Pennsylvania: $46,150
16. Indiana: $46,270
15. Minnesota: $46,570
14. Rhode Island: $46,600
13. Colorado: $46,960
12. Washington: $46,990
11. Maryland: $47,230
10. Illinois: $47,730
9. New Jersey: $48,290
8. New York: $48,460
7. Connecticut: $48,530
6. Hawaii: $49,050
5. Wyoming: $49,420
4. Nevada: $50,440
3. Massachusetts: $50,580
2. North Dakota: $53,020
1. Alaska: $56,250