Truck Driver Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
The average Truck Driver in Wisconsin earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $48,500/year ($4,042/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $48,500 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,042 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,865 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $23/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $1,890 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 19.17% |
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Truck Driver Salary Ranges in Wisconsin
Not all Truck Drivers earn the same — not even close
Wisconsin's truck-driver market is anchored by Schneider National HQ Green Bay (Fortune 500, ~$5B revenue, ~17K employees, the country's largest US OTR motor carrier by some measures, founded 1935 in Green Bay), I-94 east-west corridor (Chicago to Milwaukee to MSP), substantial dairy + cheese + paper freight serving WI's #1 US dairy production + Fox River Valley paper cluster, Roehl Transport HQ Marshfield (~3K drivers, family-owned regional), Marten Transport HQ Mondovi (~2,500 drivers refrigerated specialty), plus Kohl's HQ distribution center network + Foxconn Mount Pleasant logistics.
Senior OTR Driver (Long-Haul)
$78,000–$125,000+ OT
Schneider National + Roehl + Marten + Werner WI-based · OBBBA OT deduction applies
Senior Dedicated Route (Kohl's / Walmart)
$78,000–$108,000+ OT
Dedicated route DC-to-store · Kohl's DC dedicated + Target + Walmart · home-most-nights
Senior Regional LTL (FedEx / UPS)
$78,000–$112,000
Regional LTL · FedEx Freight + UPS Freight + Old Dominion · home daily/weekly · pension premium
Senior Tanker Driver (Dairy)
$82,000–$118,000+ OT
Tanker hauler · dairy + cheese commodity hauling · WI #1 dairy state · X endorsement premium
Senior Flatbed Driver
$78,000–$118,000+ OT
Flatbed hauler · paper + lumber + building materials · oversized load endorsement premium
Senior Owner-Operator (Independent)
$115,000–$195,000
O/O leased to WI carriers · self-employed · Schedule C + Section 179 truck depreciation
Senior Hazmat Driver
$88,000–$125,000+ OT
Hazmat endorsement · chemical + paper mill + industrial · H endorsement
Senior Refrigerated Driver (Marten)
$82,000–$118,000+ OT
Marten Transport refrigerated · dairy + meat + produce · refrigerated specialty premium
Mid-Career CDL Driver (3-7 yrs)
$68,000–$88,000+ OT
Mid-career CDL-A driver · transitioning to senior route band
New CDL Driver (0-2 yrs)
$48,000–$68,000+ OT
New CDL-A driver · WI CDL training programs · Schneider + Roehl training contracts entry
Worth knowing: Schneider National HQ Green Bay is the country's largest US OTR motor carrier by some revenue measures and the structural depth feature most national truck-driver surveys understate for WI. Schneider National (Fortune 500, ~$5B revenue, ~17K employees including ~12K drivers, founded 1935 in Green Bay by Al Schneider — the iconic orange-trucks carrier with substantial intermodal + dedicated + brokerage + truckload divisions) operates the country's largest US OTR network supporting senior OTR drivers + dedicated drivers + intermodal drivers. Senior Schneider OTR drivers clear $78-125K TC including OT premium. Roehl Transport HQ Marshfield (~3K drivers, family-owned founded 1962, distinctive 4-day workweek lifestyle-focused model) operates substantial regional WI + Midwest carrier work. Marten Transport HQ Mondovi (~2,500 drivers, NASDAQ-listed refrigerated specialty carrier) anchors WI refrigerated freight serving dairy + meat + produce. The 2025 OBBBA No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies to non-exempt WI truck driver OT for tax years 2025-2028 — cap $12,500 single / $25,000 above-the-line. For a senior OTR driver at $85K base + $22K OT premium ($107K total), OBBBA produces ~$4,840 federal + ~$1,683 WI savings (at WI's 5.30%-7.65% brackets for most line-haul drivers) = ~$6,523 through 2028. WI's 7.65% top bracket affects mainly senior owner-operator + specialty driver comp at $200K+ TC.
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