Truck Driver Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
Average Truck Driver pay in Wisconsin
$60,000/year
≈ $29/hour before tax
After tax (single filer)
$48,320/year
$4,027/month · effective tax rate 19.47%
- Federal $5,020
- State $2,070
- FICA $4,590
- Take-home
Pay by role in Wisconsin
- Senior OTR Driver (Long-Haul)$78,000–$125,000+ OT
- Senior Dedicated Route (Kohl's / Walmart)$78,000–$108,000+ OT
- Senior Regional LTL (FedEx / UPS)$78,000–$112,000
- Senior Tanker Driver (Dairy)$82,000–$118,000+ OT
- Senior Flatbed Driver$78,000–$118,000+ OT
- Senior Owner-Operator (Independent)$115,000–$195,000
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| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $48,320 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,027 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $1,858 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $23/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,020 |
State Tax | $2,070 |
FICA Taxes | $4,590 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 19.47% |
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 · no OBBBA OT deduction (Motor Carrier Act exempt)
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 . Most interstate OTR drivers are exempt under the Motor Carrier Act, so take a driver who is owed FLSA overtime at $85K base + $22K FLSA-required OT premium ($107K total): a single filer's deduction caps at $12,500, worth about $2,750 a year at 22% through 2028. Wisconsin adds nothing: the Legislature passed tips and overtime exemptions in 2026, but both were vetoed and the vetoes were sustained on May 13, 2026. WI's 7.65% top bracket affects mainly senior owner-operator + specialty driver comp at $200K+ TC.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →2026 Form 1-ES instructions, D-101A Rev. 1-26 — standard deduction schedules and rate schedules (WI Department of Revenue)
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — Truck Driver wage data for Wisconsin
Salary figures are market estimates for Truck Drivers in Wisconsin and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Wisconsin 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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Typical Truck Driver Salary by Experience (National)
US-wide ranges, not Wisconsin figures. Each link shows the Wisconsin taxes on that salary.
Entry Level (0–3 yrs)
$48,000
/year
Mid Level (3–7 yrs)
$60,000
/year
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