Truck Driver Salary in Maryland (2026)

Worth knowing: The Port of Baltimore is the structural feature most national truck-driver market surveys understate. Top-15 US port by container traffic and the country's largest auto import/export terminal (Volkswagen, BMW, Mazda, Subaru, Volvo all use Baltimore as primary or secondary US import port). The March 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse (struck by the container ship Dali, killing six road workers) shuttered the main shipping channel for 11 weeks until the channel reopened June 2024 — substantial drayage + logistics demand disruption with ongoing recovery patterns + alternate routing through Hampton Roads + Philadelphia. Maryland's central Atlantic logistics geography sits at the intersection of I-95 (DC-to-NYC-to-Boston), I-83 (Baltimore-to-Harrisburg-to-Western PA), I-70 (Baltimore-to-St. Louis transcontinental), I-695 (Baltimore Beltway), and I-495 (DC Capital Beltway) — making the DC/Baltimore corridor one of the country's busiest LTL + parcel + drayage intersections. Amazon BWI fulfillment center plus Hagerstown distribution (one of Amazon's largest East Coast facilities) drive sustained logistics demand. The 2025 OBBBA No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies to non-exempt truck driver OT premium pay through 2028 — at $20K OT premium produces ~$4,400 federal + ~$950 potential MD savings = ~$5,350 cumulative. The MD combined effective rate at senior driver comp ($95K, Montgomery County 3.20% piggyback) is ~7.95%.