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Metro Wage Data · May 2025

Delivery Driver Wages in Las Vegas, NV

6,510 light truck and delivery drivers work in the Las Vegas metro area. The median wage is $20.75/hour 3.8% below the national median of $21.57, ranking #36 of 50 major metros on driver pay.

Median hourly
$20.75
national $21.57
Mean hourly
$22.89
national $23.45
Annualized (median)
$43,160
median × 2,080 hrs
Drivers in metro
6,510
SOC 53-3033

What drivers earn in Las Vegas

The spread matters as much as the median: the 10th-to-90th percentile range is what you compete against when hiring — and what your drivers see when they compare offers.

10th percentile
entry / new drivers
$14.63 · $30,430/yr
25th percentile
$18.00 · $37,440/yr
Median
the market rate
$20.75 · $43,160/yr
75th percentile
$25.05 · $52,104/yr
90th percentile
senior / specialized
$33.68 · $70,054/yr
For Fleet Operators

What a route day actually costs in Las Vegas

Wages aren’t your labor cost. Add payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and benefits (≈27% on top of base pay) and a median-wage driver in Las Vegas runs:

Fully-loaded hourly
$26.35
Per 8.5-hour route day
$224
Per driver, annually
$54,813

Driver pay is typically the largest single line in a last-mile P&L. Run your full cost structure — fuel, payments, maintenance, insurance, and Las Vegas-level wages — through the forecast tool to see where your margin is headed.

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Compare driver pay in other metros

Tucson, AZ
$20.80/hr median (+0.2% vs Las Vegas)
Cleveland, OH
$20.75/hr median (+0.0% vs Las Vegas)
Columbus, OH
$21.06/hr median (+1.5% vs Las Vegas)
Charlotte, NC-SC
$20.61/hr median (-0.7% vs Las Vegas)
Houston, TX
$21.12/hr median (+1.8% vs Las Vegas)
Miami, FL
$20.55/hr median (-1.0% vs Las Vegas)
All 50 metros + national trend →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), May 2025Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033), cross-industry estimates for the Las Vegas metro area (CBSA 29820). Retrieved 2026-07-04. This occupation covers drivers of light trucks and delivery vans, including last-mile delivery. Annual figures are hourly × 2,080 hours. Fully-loaded cost assumes ≈27% burden for payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and benefits — Pexara’s standard modeling assumption; your burden varies by state and benefits package.