Truck Driver Salary in Massachusetts (2026)
The average Truck Driver in Massachusetts earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $47,610/year ($3,968/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $47,610 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $3,968 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,831 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $23/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $2,780 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 20.65% |
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Truck Driver Salary Ranges in Massachusetts
Not all Truck Drivers earn the same — not even close
Massachusetts's truck driver market is anchored by the I-90 (Mass Pike, transcontinental east-west), I-93 (Boston-NH border), I-95 (the 128 belt to Maine and to Rhode Island), I-91 (Connecticut to Vermont through Springfield), plus the Port of Boston (major auto + container terminal), TJX Companies HQ Framingham (parent of TJ Maxx + Marshalls + HomeGoods, massive distribution network), Amazon Boston fulfillment, and Stop & Shop distribution Massachusetts. The 2025 OT deduction applies through 2028.
OTR Long-Haul Driver (Senior, 10+ yrs)
$88,000–$130,000 w/OT
Major fleet (J.B. Hunt, Schneider, Werner, Knight-Swift) senior bands · safety + miles bonus
Port of Boston Drayage Driver
$75,000–$115,000 w/OT
Port-to-warehouse drayage · auto import distribution · Conley Terminal · 128 belt warehouse network
Regional / Dedicated Driver
$75,000–$105,000 w/OT
Regional 500-mile radius · dedicated lanes (TJX network) · home weekends + better lifestyle than OTR
LTL Pickup + Delivery Driver (Local)
$72,000–$100,000 w/OT
XPO Logistics · ABF Freight · Saia · daily routes + home nightly · Boston + Worcester + Springfield
Tanker / HazMat Driver (Senior)
$88,000–$125,000 w/OT
Petroleum tanker · chemical · biotech-adjacent hazmat distribution · HazMat endorsement premium
Owner-Operator (Senior)
$98,000–$195,000
Independent contractor · own truck + authority · OOIDA member · book-of-business driver
OTR Driver (3-8 yrs)
$68,000–$95,000 w/OT
Mid-career OTR · improved miles + safety bonus + per diem · transitioning to dedicated
New CDL Driver (0-2 yrs)
$52,000–$75,000 w/OT
Post-CDL school · trainee + first-year band · improving as endorsements + miles accumulate
Driver Trainer (Senior, CDL Instructor)
$62,000–$95,000
CDL training program instructor · MA trucking schools · plus operational backup driving
Senior Reefer / Cold Chain Driver
$85,000–$120,000 w/OT
Frozen + cold-chain · grocery distribution · biotech cold-chain pharmaceutical premium specialty
Worth knowing: TJX Companies HQ Framingham is the structural depth feature most national truck-driver surveys understate for MA. TJX (Fortune 100, ~$50B revenue, ~250K employees globally, parent of TJ Maxx + Marshalls + HomeGoods + HomeSense + Sierra + the European T.K. Maxx) operates one of the country's most complex retail distribution networks. The Framingham HQ + multiple MA distribution centers drive substantial regional + dedicated driver demand. Port of Boston (Conley Terminal in South Boston, ~250K TEU annual container traffic plus substantial auto import — Boston is among the top-15 US auto import ports, particularly for Subaru + Audi + BMW vehicles destined for Northeast dealer networks) drives drayage + container distribution work. The Boston cold-chain pharmaceutical specialty is unique — Kendall Square biotech + Boston biotech logistics chain require temperature-controlled pharmaceutical transport at scale, with substantial premium over standard reefer rates. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028 — at $20K OT premium produces ~$4,400 federal + potential ~$1,000 MA savings = ~$5,400 cumulative. The MA combined effective rate at senior driver comp ($100K) is 5% flat — well below the $1.117M Fair Share threshold. The MA non-RTW status + Teamsters Local 25 + Local 122 + Local 251 representation drive substantial collective bargaining management at port + warehouse + distribution workforces.
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