Truck Driver Salary in Minnesota (2026)
The average Truck Driver in Minnesota earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $47,833/year ($3,986/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $47,833 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $3,986 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,840 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $23/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $2,557 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 20.28% |
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Truck Driver Salary Ranges in Minnesota
Not all Truck Drivers earn the same — not even close
Minnesota's truck-driver market is anchored by C.H. Robinson HQ Eden Prairie (Fortune 200 logistics, ~$17B revenue, ~17K employees globally as the country's largest 3PL by revenue), I-94 east-west corridor (Twin Cities to Chicago and west to Fargo), I-35 north-south corridor (Twin Cities to Duluth and south to Iowa), plus substantial Target distribution center network (8+ regional DCs serving the country's 7th-largest retailer), Schwan's home delivery (Marshall MN HQ), and substantial agricultural freight serving MN's dairy + pork + sugar beet + corn + soybean production.
Senior OTR Driver (Long-Haul)
$85,000–$135,000+ OT
OTR long-haul · Schneider + Werner + JB Hunt MN-based · OBBBA OT deduction applies
Senior Dedicated Route (Target / Walmart)
$82,000–$115,000+ OT
Dedicated route DC-to-store · Target DC dedicated + Walmart MN · home-most-nights
Senior Regional LTL (FedEx / UPS / OD)
$85,000–$118,000
Regional LTL · FedEx Freight + UPS Freight + Old Dominion · home daily/weekly · pension premium
Senior Tanker Driver (Schwan's / Land O'Lakes)
$88,000–$125,000+ OT
Tanker hauler · Schwan's + Land O'Lakes dairy + Cargill commodity · X endorsement premium
Senior Flatbed Driver
$85,000–$125,000+ OT
Flatbed hauler · Polaris + Toro + building materials · oversized load endorsement premium
Senior Owner-Operator (Independent)
$125,000–$215,000
O/O leased to MN carriers · self-employed · Schedule C + Section 179 truck depreciation
Senior Hazmat Driver
$95,000–$135,000+ OT
Hazmat endorsement · Cargill chemical + 3M industrial + Marathon Petroleum · H endorsement
Senior Doubles/Triples Driver
$88,000–$125,000+ OT
Doubles + triples endorsement · FedEx + UPS + LTL premium · T + N endorsement
Mid-Career CDL Driver (3-7 yrs)
$72,000–$95,000+ OT
Mid-career CDL-A driver · transitioning to senior route band
New CDL Driver (0-2 yrs)
$52,000–$72,000+ OT
New CDL-A driver · MN CDL training programs · Schneider + Werner training contracts entry
Worth knowing: C.H. Robinson HQ Eden Prairie is the country's largest 3PL by revenue and the structural depth feature most national truck-driver surveys understate for MN. C.H. Robinson (Fortune 200 logistics, ~$17B+ revenue, ~17K global employees, the country's largest non-asset-based 3PL by revenue with ~95K contracted carriers in the network) operates from Eden Prairie HQ — while C.H. Robinson is a freight broker rather than direct trucking employer, its dispatcher + carrier-relationship + technology operations support the substantial MN-based trucking community indirectly. Target Corporation operates a substantial DC network (8+ regional DCs across MN + WI + IA serving its ~2,000-store network) supporting substantial dedicated route driver work. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies to non-exempt MN truck driver OT for tax years 2025-2028 — cap $12,500 single / $25,000 above-the-line. For a senior OTR driver at $90K base + $25K OT premium ($115K total), OBBBA produces ~$5,500 federal + ~$2,475 MN savings (at MN's 9.85% top bracket for higher earners or lower brackets at moderate income) = ~$7,975 through 2028. MN's 9.85% top bracket catches senior owner-operator + specialty driver comp at $200K+ TC; most line-haul driver comp falls in the lower MN brackets (5.35-7.85%).
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