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Average Tank Car, Truck, And Ship Loaders Salary in Minnesota

Tank Car, Truck, And Ship Loaders in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $76,620, which is +30.2% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Minnesota (state).

$76,620
Minnesota median annual wage
$37/hour median
+30.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $58,870
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$52,200
25th
$52,320
Median
$76,620
75th
$84,440
90th
$84,440

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Minnesota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$77,691
Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Maryland $81,320 Compare 110
South Carolina $80,700 Compare 90
Montana $80,070 Compare 80
Alabama $75,450 Compare 240
Oregon $74,040 Compare N/A
Massachusetts $71,750 Compare 140

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Minnesota

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $708,340 0.87
Dermatologists $625,790 1.22
Surgeons, All Other $568,150 1.90
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $537,830 1.19
Anesthesiologists $496,510 1.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $475,250 0.40
Emergency Medicine Physicians $390,940 1.59
Neurologists $381,670 1.56

Minnesota has salary data for 733 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Tank Car, Truck, And Ship Loaders in Minnesota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tank Car, Truck, And Ship Loaders are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.