Driver/sales workers and truck drivers: how women's and men's pay compare
Among full-time, year-round driver/sales workers and truck drivers in the United States, women had a median of $38,574 in 2024 and men had $56,552. Women's median was 68.2% of men's (margin of error ±3.7%). The $17,978 difference is larger than its margin of error (±$2,112), so it is statistically distinguishable from zero at the 90% level the Census Bureau uses. That is a wider ratio than the 83.1% for all full-time, year-round workers ($55,678 vs $66,965, Census table B20017).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, tables B24122/B24123/B24125/B24126. Full-time, year-round civilian workers 16+, 2024 dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ± values are 90% margins of error.
Where this occupation sits
About 190,743 women and 2,745,201 men worked full-time, year-round in this occupation, so women were 6.5% of the group (±0.3%). That makes it a majority-men occupation, ranked #40 of 40 in this set by women's share.
Among the 40 large occupations in this set, it ranks #39 for the smallest gap (women's median as a share of men's; #1 is closest to equal), #30 for women's median earnings, and #9 for the largest dollar difference.
Occupations with a similar share of women
| Occupation | Women | Men | Women/men | Women's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police officers | $71,307 | $83,147 | 85.8% | 14% |
| Software developers | $122,356 | $142,098 | 86.1% | 19% |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | $35,770 | $41,307 | 86.6% | 22% |
Occupations with a similar pay ratio
| Occupation | Women | Men | Women/men | Women's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial managers | $82,680 | $124,972 | 66.2% | 55% |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | $52,076 | $71,486 | 72.8% | 23% |
| Retail salespersons | $37,383 | $51,171 | 73.1% | 37% |
What this number does and doesn't tell you
- These are unadjusted medians for people who worked full-time, year-round. They do not control for hours beyond full-time, years of experience, seniority, employer, location, or the specific jobs inside the occupation group.
- A gap here is a description, not proof of discrimination, and the absence of a gap does not prove equal treatment. Estimates come from a sample survey, which is why every figure has a margin of error.
- The Census Bureau groups jobs into detailed occupations; "Driver/sales workers and truck drivers" is the Bureau's category and may combine jobs you think of as different.
- For a specific state, see the state pay-gap pages. To compare any two jobs, use the pay-gap lookup tool. For how we work with data, see our methodology.