Truck Driver Salary in Mississippi (2026)
The average Truck Driver in Mississippi earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $48,082/year ($4,007/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $48,082 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,007 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,849 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $23/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $2,308 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 19.86% |
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Truck Driver Salary Ranges in Mississippi
Not all Truck Drivers earn the same — not even close
Mississippi's truck driver market is anchored by the Port of Gulfport (substantial container + bulk + petrochemical handling + post-Hurricane Katrina infrastructure rebuild) + Port of Pascagoula (the country's 3rd US Gulf Coast port by petrochemical handling + naval shipbuilding cargo support to Ingalls), the substantial MS petrochemical + shipbuilding trucking demand at Chevron Pascagoula + Ingalls + Hancock County SPR, the substantial MS poultry industry trucking (the country's substantial poultry producer with Cal-Maine + Wayne-Sanderson + Tyson MS operations + substantial live haul + processed poultry truck operations), MS catfish industry trucking (live + processed catfish from MS Delta + Belzoni to nationwide markets), Tunica MS casino + gaming + ag trucking + MDOT I-10 + I-20 + I-55 + I-59 + I-69 corridor work + Memphis distribution hub spillover into N MS.
Senior OTR Tanker Driver (Petrochem)
$72,000–$108,000+ OT + per-diem
OTR tanker hazmat + chemical hauling · CDL + Tanker + Hazmat + TWIC + OBBBA OT applies
Senior Owner-Operator (Port Drayage)
$98,000–$165,000+ gross
Owner-op port drayage at Port of Gulfport + Port of Pascagoula · per-load · book of business
Senior LTL Linehaul Driver
$75,000–$108,000+ OT
LTL linehaul · Old Dominion + Saia + ABF Freight + FedEx Freight · Jackson + Memphis + JAN hubs
Senior Poultry / Live Haul Driver
$62,000–$92,000+ OT
Cal-Maine + Wayne-Sanderson + Tyson MS · live haul + processed poultry + feed delivery
Senior Flatbed / Heavy Haul Driver
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Flatbed + heavy haul + over-dimensional · Ingalls modular + petrochem equipment · MS permit
Senior Local / Regional Driver
$62,000–$88,000+ OT
Local + regional MS driver · home most nights · MS petrochem + ag + retail distribution
Senior Driver-Trainer / Lead Driver
$75,000–$108,000+ OT
Driver-trainer at fleet carrier · CDL school + clean record + experience
Senior Auto-Hauler / Specialty
$72,000–$108,000+
Auto-hauler + heavy specialty · Schnitzer + Jack Cooper + Nissan Canton + Toyota Blue Springs hauling
Mid-Level Driver (3-5 yrs)
$52,000–$72,000+ OT
Mid-career MS driver · transitioning to specialty + senior band
New Grad Driver (0-2 yrs)
$45,000–$62,000+ OT
New grad CDL · MS community college CDL + carrier training program · entry band
Worth knowing: The Port of Pascagoula + Port of Gulfport collectively form one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US Gulf Coast port + petrochemical + shipbuilding cluster anchoring distinctive MS trucking demand most national driver compensation surveys understate. The Port of Pascagoula (the substantial petrochemical + LNG + petroleum + naval shipbuilding cargo handling + the country's 3rd US Gulf Coast port by petrochemical handling) + Port of Gulfport (substantial container + bulk + post-Hurricane Katrina + Ida rebuild + the substantial post-Katrina infrastructure rebuild including the ~$566M Gulfport Channel Improvement + the Port Restoration Program completion) collectively support substantial MS port drayage + intermodal + tanker + bulk + flatbed trucking demand at Pascagoula + Gulfport + Bay St Louis + Biloxi. The substantial MS petrochemical + shipbuilding trucking demand at Chevron Pascagoula + Ingalls Shipbuilding + Hancock County salt dome SPR supports substantial hazmat + tanker + bulk chemical + flatbed + heavy haul + over-dimensional trucking with substantial TWIC + hazmat + tanker specialty endorsement premiums. Senior MS OTR tanker drivers at petrochem hauling clear $72-108K + OT + per-diem. The substantial MS poultry industry trucking demand (the country's substantial commercial broiler + commercial laying hen + commercial poultry producer with Cal-Maine + Wayne-Sanderson + Tyson MS operations) supports substantial MS poultry live haul + processed poultry + feed delivery trucking. The substantial MS catfish industry trucking (the country's #1 US farmed catfish producer + ~50% US farmed catfish production concentrated in MS Delta + Humphreys County + Belzoni MS catfish capital of the world) supports substantial MS aquaculture trucking. The substantial Tunica casino corridor + MDOT I-10 + I-20 + I-55 + I-59 + I-69 corridor work + Memphis distribution hub spillover supports substantial MS driver demand. MS flat 4.0% by 2026 + MS personal exemption $6,000 single + no state estate tax + MS RTW since 1954 + MS retirement income FULL EXEMPTION. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.
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