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Metro Wage Data · May 2025

Delivery Driver Wages in San Antonio, TX

7,010 light truck and delivery drivers work in the San Antonio metro area. The median wage is $20.00/hour 7.3% below the national median of $21.57, ranking #45 of 50 major metros on driver pay.

Median hourly
$20.00
national $21.57
Mean hourly
$22.67
national $23.45
Annualized (median)
$41,600
median × 2,080 hrs
Drivers in metro
7,010
SOC 53-3033

What drivers earn in San Antonio

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
$14.00 · $29,120/yr
25th percentile
$16.39 · $34,091/yr
Median
the market rate
$20.00 · $41,600/yr
75th percentile
$23.07 · $47,986/yr
90th percentile
senior / specialized
$45.11 · $93,829/yr
For Fleet Operators

What a route day actually costs in San Antonio

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 San Antonio runs:

Fully-loaded hourly
$25.40
Per 8.5-hour route day
$216
Per driver, annually
$52,832

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

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Compare driver pay in other metros

Austin, TX
$22.03/hr median (+10.2% vs San Antonio)
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
$21.18/hr median (+5.9% vs San Antonio)
Houston, TX
$21.12/hr median (+5.6% vs San Antonio)
Richmond, VA
$20.06/hr median (+0.3% vs San Antonio)
Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC
$20.00/hr median (+0.0% vs San Antonio)
Jacksonville, FL
$20.11/hr median (+0.5% vs San Antonio)
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 San Antonio metro area (CBSA 41700). 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.