Median pay for delivery drivers runs from $21,840 in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area to $57,250 in Anchorage — a 2.62× range across 528 metropolitan areas. The national median of $44,860 sits inside that range but describes no particular market.
Ten per cent of delivery drivers earn below $30,800 and ten per cent above $80,310 — a 2.61× band. The upside from median to 90th percentile is 79%, which is a normal amount of room for experience and specialisation to matter. An offer below the 25th percentile is worth questioning; one above the 75th is worth taking seriously.
Anchorage (AK) leads and Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area () trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage AK | $57,250 | $27.52 | 1.25 | 1,400 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV | $53,190 | $25.57 | 2.38 | 1,610 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | $52,100 | $25.05 | 0.62 | 4,480 |
| Lewiston-Auburn ME | $50,870 | $24.46 | 1.29 | 390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $50,820 | $24.43 | 0.96 | 14,470 |
| Kokomo IN | $50,790 | $24.42 | 1.23 | 280 |
| Fairbanks-College AK | $50,480 | $24.27 | 0.53 | 120 |
| Dalton GA | $50,340 | $24.20 | 0.85 | 350 |
| Boulder CO | $49,990 | $24.03 | 0.44 | 530 |
| Chattanooga TN-GA | $49,990 | $24.03 | 2.06 | 3,500 |
| Longview-Kelso WA | $49,970 | $24.03 | 0.97 | 250 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI | $49,670 | $23.88 | 0.94 | 11,560 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $49,630 | $23.86 | 0.93 | 15,910 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $49,590 | $23.84 | 1.11 | 14,680 |
| Barnstable Town MA | $49,480 | $23.79 | 0.9 | 540 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma CA | $49,410 | $23.76 | 0.83 | 1,070 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $49,360 | $23.73 | 0.93 | 9,500 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $49,320 | $23.71 | 0.37 | 260 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | $23.45 | 0.55 | 150 |
| Bozeman MT | $48,780 | $23.45 | 0.9 | 410 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA | $48,740 | $23.43 | 0.95 | 590 |
| Bellingham WA | $48,720 | $23.42 | 0.72 | 420 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard WA | $48,560 | $23.35 | 0.95 | 560 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | $23.33 | 0.48 | 260 |
| Memphis TN-MS-AR | $48,350 | $23.25 | 2.12 | 8,190 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | $10.50 | 0.93 | 170 |
| Mayaguez PR | $22,930 | $11.03 | 0.9 | 300 |
| Arecibo PR | $23,050 | $11.08 | 1.02 | 220 |
| Ponce PR | $23,670 | $11.38 | 1.11 | 440 |
| Aguadilla PR | $24,590 | $11.82 | 0.93 | 290 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $24,850 | $11.95 | 0.95 | 4,150 |
| Guayama PR | $26,270 | $12.63 | 1.19 | 90 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,840 | $13.87 | 0.52 | 380 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,060 | $14.45 | 0.67 | 330 |
| Monroe MI | $30,420 | $14.62 | 1.08 | 280 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV | $53,190 | $25.57 | 2.38 | 1,610 |
| Decatur IL | $47,660 | $22.91 | 2.37 | 680 |
| Memphis TN-MS-AR | $48,350 | $23.25 | 2.12 | 8,190 |
| Chattanooga TN-GA | $49,990 | $24.03 | 2.06 | 3,500 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft VA | $42,260 | $20.32 | 2.06 | 670 |
| Sioux Falls SD-MN | $42,890 | $20.62 | 1.84 | 2,080 |
| Dubuque IA | $41,810 | $20.10 | 1.78 | 660 |
| Boise City ID | $44,400 | $21.34 | 1.76 | 4,360 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin TN | $44,970 | $21.62 | 1.72 | 11,940 |
| Rapid City SD | $43,250 | $20.80 | 1.71 | 800 |
| Paducah KY-IL | $41,720 | $20.06 | 1.7 | 540 |
| Ocala FL | $41,920 | $20.15 | 1.65 | 1,260 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $47,440 | $22.81 | 0.97 | 58,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $46,500 | $22.36 | 1.03 | 40,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $47,950 | $23.05 | 1.22 | 34,680 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $44,050 | $21.18 | 1.01 | 25,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,740 | $21.99 | 1.14 | 20,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $42,750 | $20.55 | 1.12 | 20,000 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $43,920 | $21.12 | 0.92 | 19,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,360 | $22.29 | 0.83 | 16,390 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $49,630 | $23.86 | 0.93 | 15,910 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | $44,960 | $21.61 | 0.84 | 15,350 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $49,590 | $23.84 | 1.11 | 14,680 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $50,820 | $24.43 | 0.96 | 14,470 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 53-3033. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 528 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.