How much does a CDL-A job in Pennsylvania really pay, and how much of it do you keep? We pulled the numbers from our own job database and ran them through 2026 tax rates.
What Pennsylvania CDL-A jobs pay right now
In our database there are 74 open CDL-A jobs that hire drivers in Pennsylvania, and 63 of them list an average pay figure from the carrier.
| Weekly pay (carrier-reported average) | |
|---|---|
| Middle of the pack (median) | $1,500 |
| Lower quarter of jobs | $1,200 or less |
| Top quarter of jobs | $1,630 or more |
Other numbers worth knowing:
- 13 of these jobs get you home daily, 21 home weekly.
- 21 are local and 22 are dedicated.
- 16 accept brand-new CDL-A drivers.
Why Pennsylvania is different
The I-81 and I-78 corridors (Harrisburg, Carlisle, the Lehigh Valley) are one of the densest warehouse regions in the country, so Pennsylvania has many intermodal, dedicated and yard jobs with home daily or home weekly schedules. Winter matters here: ask how the carrier handles snow days and mountain grades, and whether you get paid when the yard shuts down.
What you keep after taxes
Take a driver in Pennsylvania at the median: about $1,500 a week, 50 working weeks, so about $75,000 a year as a W-2 company driver, single, standard deduction.
| Per year | |
|---|---|
| Gross pay | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 |
| Pennsylvania state income tax | −$2,302 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$5,738 |
| Take-home | $59,290 (about $1,186 a week) |
Pennsylvania tax in short: a flat 3.07% state income tax with no standard deduction. Most Pennsylvania towns also charge a local earned income tax of around 1%, and Philadelphia's wage tax is much higher, so your local rate is worth checking before you compare offers.
For comparison, the same paycheck in Texas (no state income tax) would leave about $2,302 more a year. Want to run your own numbers, or compare two offers after taxes? Use our free pay calculator: pick your state and it shows the take-home for both offers, including 1099 jobs.
These are estimates for a single filer with no other income, before health insurance, 401(k) and local taxes. Your real numbers depend on your situation; this is not tax advice.
Where the jobs are
Browse open Pennsylvania jobs by metro: Harrisburg · Lehigh Valley · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh, or see all Pennsylvania CDL-A jobs.
Sources: pay figures are carrier-reported averages from our job database (October 2026); federal brackets and standard deduction from the IRS 2026 inflation adjustments; state rates from the Tax Foundation's 2026 state income tax table; Social Security wage base from the SSA.
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