Salary data · October 14, 2026
Autonomous Truck Driver Salary
Autonomous truck drivers in the United States are offered a median of $34 an hour in open postings that state pay, and the middle half of posted rates runs $26–$34.50 an hour. That is about $70,700 a year at full time. The figures come from 8 postings by 3 employers and move as postings open and close.
- Medianmidpoint of stated rates
- $34/hr
- Middle halfper hour, 25th to 75th percentile
- $26–$34.50
- Per yearestimate: median × 2,080 hours
- $70,700
- Postingswith an hourly rate, from 3 employers
- 8
By employer
What each employer pays autonomous truck drivers
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest hourly rate an employer states for this job title, and the tick marks the middle of its postings. An employer posting one range in several cities or shifts counts once toward the median.
- $34–$39/hr2 postings · middle of its postings $36.50/hr
- $32–$37/hr3 postings · middle of its postings $34.50/hr
- $24–$27/hr3 postings · middle of its postings $25/hr
By location
Autonomous Truck Driver pay by state
The same postings, grouped by the state each one names, with the cities inside it. A posting that lists sites in two states counts in both.
- $32–$39/hrTexas3 postings · Dallas, Kermit, Lancaster and Odessa
- $24–$37/hrArizona2 postings · Phoenix
- $32–$37/hrOklahoma1 posting · Oklahoma City
- $25–$27/hrNebraska1 posting · Omaha
- $24–$26/hrArkansas1 posting · Springdale
Shifts and extras
What the postings say beyond the rate
- Named alongside the hourly rate in the postings themselves: overtime pay (Stack AV) and benefits (Stack AV).
Open now
Open autonomous truck driver jobs
7 jobs (13 postings across their locations). The ones that state pay come first; each opens the full posting.
- Class A CDL DriverKodiak AI · 2 locations in the United States · 3mo ago
- CDL | Hourly Pay with OT | FREE Benefits (Operations Specialist)Stack AV · 3 locations in the United States · 1w ago$32.00–$37.00/hr
- Box Truck DriverGatik · 3 locations in the United States · 1y+ ago
- CDL A Box Truck DriverGatik · Springdale, Arkansas · 1y+ ago$24.00–$26.00/hr
- Local Driver CDLBot Auto · 2 locations in the United States · 2mo ago
- CDL Driver 1 Class ATorc Robotics · Fort Worth, Texas · 2mo ago
- CDL Box Truck DriverGatik · Lancaster, TX, United States · 9mo ago
Autonomous Truck Driver pay: questions
How much does an autonomous truck driver make?
Open autonomous truck driver postings in the United States that state pay offer a median of $34 an hour. The middle half of posted rates falls between $26 and $34.50, and single postings range from $24 to $39. That comes from 8 postings by 3 employers, read on October 14, 2026.
How much does an autonomous truck driver make a year?
At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, the median of $34/hr comes to about $70,700 a year before tax, and the middle half to about $54,100 to $71,800. That is our arithmetic on hourly rates, not a salary the postings state; overtime, shift premiums and part-time hours all change it.
Which employers pay autonomous truck drivers the most?
Kodiak AI has the highest midpoint, $36.50/hr ($34–$39/hr across 2 postings). Gatik has the lowest, $25/hr ($24–$27/hr). Each employer's pay reflects its own cities, shifts and duties, so compare the postings before you apply.
Where do autonomous truck drivers earn the most?
Among the states these postings name, Texas has the highest midpoint at $34.50/hr (3 postings) and Arkansas the lowest at $25/hr (1 posting). With few postings per state, a single employer can set a state's figure.
How many autonomous truck driver jobs are open right now?
7 jobs are open (13 postings counting every location). 8 US postings state an hourly rate; the others give no hourly figure, give an annual salary, or are outside the United States.
Method
How these figures are worked out
This page gathers the open postings whose titles match CDL, Class A and box truck driver titles at autonomous trucking companies. Titles are sorted by a fixed set of word rules, so the page follows the job feeds as they change; this reading is from October 14, 2026.
Only pay a posting states counts: its own hourly range, from postings located in the United States, where the dollar figure is certainly US dollars. Each posting counts at the midpoint of its range. “Up to $X/hr” maximums are left out, and each employer’s advertised range counts once in the median and middle half however many cities or shifts post it. Medians and quartiles are rounded to the nearest 25 cents. The yearly figure multiplies an hourly rate by 2,080 hours (40 a week, 52 weeks) and is an estimate, not a stated salary.
A job title gets its own page once at least 5 US postings from 2 or more employers state an hourly rate, giving 4 or more distinct employer rates. Below that the page comes down until the postings support it. Our wider pay methodology.