SALARY · LIGHT TRUCK DRIVERS · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Light Truck Drivers salary in District of Columbia

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for light truck drivers in District of Columbia: $49,330 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$49,330

$24 per hour at the median · That is $4,470 (10.0 percent) above the national median of $44,860 for this occupation.

$51,920Mean annual salary

$25Mean hourly wage

$540People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $45,930Median: $49,33075th: $57,160

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$45,930
Median (50th percentile)	$49,330
75th percentile	$57,160
Mean	$51,920

The middle half of workers earned from $45,930 to $57,160 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$41,817 a year

$3,485 a month

Federal tax $3,740 · FICA $3,774

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for District of Columbia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for District of Columbia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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