Truck Driver Salary in New Hampshire (2026)
The average Truck Driver in New Hampshire earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $50,390/year ($4,199/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $50,390 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,199 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,938 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $24/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $0 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 16.02% |
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Truck Driver Salary Ranges in New Hampshire
Not all Truck Drivers earn the same — not even close
New Hampshire's trucking market is anchored by the substantial NH I-93 + I-89 + I-95 + Spaulding Turnpike freight corridor (the substantial NH-MA Boston freight + the substantial NH-VT-ME tri-state freight), C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene (~$30B+ private grocery distribution + ~16K+ employees + the substantial C&S fleet + UFCW + Teamsters collective bargaining), the substantial post-2020 NH residential + commercial trucking growth driven by post-2020 NH UHNW + remote work migration, the substantial NH LTL post-Yellow Corp August 2023 bankruptcy successor work (Estes + Old Dominion + Saia + ABF + XPO), the substantial NH-MA Boston-area UPS + FedEx Freight + Amazon distribution, NH dairy + small farm + the substantial NH ag hauling, plus the substantial NH-MA cross-border freight + the substantial Manchester + Concord + Portsmouth + Nashua + Salem freight nodes.
Senior OTR Owner-Operator
$92,000–$162,000+ fuel
Independent OTR owner-operator · the substantial NH-anchored fleet
Senior OTR Company Driver
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
OTR driver at NH carriers · OBBBA OT applies
Senior C&S Wholesale / Grocery Driver
$78,000–$118,000+ OT
C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene · UFCW + Teamsters + the substantial C&S fleet
Senior Regional Driver (NH-Northeast)
$72,000–$105,000+ OT
NH-MA-CT-RI-VT-ME regional · home weekends + Northeast economic corridor
Senior LTL Driver (post-Yellow / Estes / ODFL)
$82,000–$125,000+ OT
LTL driver at Estes + Old Dominion + Saia + ABF + XPO · post-Yellow Corp successor
Senior UPS / FedEx Freight Driver
$88,000–$135,000+ OT
UPS Manchester + Concord + FedEx Freight NH + the substantial Teamsters Local 633
Senior Amazon / Walmart / Target Driver
$78,000–$118,000+ OT
Amazon Manchester + Walmart + Target NH distribution · the substantial post-2020 e-commerce
Senior Boston Commute / Drayage Driver
$82,000–$125,000+ OT
Boston port + Logan air freight + NH-resident drayage · tax-haven arbitrage
Mid-Career Driver (3-7 yrs)
$55,000–$75,000+ OT
Functional CDL driver at NH carriers · transitioning to senior band
New Driver (CDL fresh / Year 1-2)
$45,000–$62,000+ OT
New CDL-A driver at NH carriers · entry band + the substantial NH CDL training
Worth knowing: C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene + post-2024 Albertsons-Kroger deal collapse is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state private grocery distribution trucking anchor and a feature most national trucking surveys understate for NH. C&S Wholesale Grocers Keene (substantial private grocery distribution + ~$30B+ private revenue + Cohen family-owned + ~16K+ employees nationwide + the substantial C&S Keene NH headquarters + the substantial C&S fleet operations + the substantial C&S UFCW + Teamsters collective bargaining + the substantial C&S Wholesale-Kroger pre-2024 $1.9B divestiture deal + the substantial post-December 2024 Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked by FTC affecting C&S deal context + the substantial C&S post-2024 strategic repositioning + the substantial C&S Symbotic automation partnership) supports substantial NH grocery distribution trucking. Senior C&S drivers clear $78-118K+ OT. The substantial NH I-93 + I-89 + I-95 + Spaulding Turnpike freight corridor + the substantial NH-MA Boston freight + post-Yellow Corp August 2023 LTL successor work + UPS + FedEx Freight + Amazon NH + the substantial post-2020 NH residential trucking growth driven by NH tax-haven UHNW migration. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. NH 0% wage income tax + post-2025 NH I&D tax repeal + NH 0% sales tax + NH is NOT a RTW state anchor the NH trucking proposition.
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