Truck Driver market brief · Kansas City, MO
Truck Driver Jobs in Kansas City, MO
348 truck driver openings are live in the Kansas City, MO area from 130 employers, led by LeadZLoco, Ryder, and Amanwithaplanservices. The middle half of posted salaries runs $52,000–$83,025 a year (median $67,028), from the 68% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 348
- Live truck driver openings currently tracked in the Kansas City market.
Companies hiring
- 130
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $67,028
- 68% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 31%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
348
Hiring employers
130
Salary coverage
68%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
147
69 companies · $57,200 median
Established employers
124
33 companies · $81,100 median
Top of market
16
13 companies · $130,000 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$52,000
P50
$67,028
P75
$83,025
P90
$114,400
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live truck driver listings in Kansas City
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare truck driver opportunities in Kansas City, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 348 live roles tracked in this market.
- 130 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Truck Driver in Kansas City
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
348 truck driver openings across 130 employers establish the current Kansas City opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
LeadZLoco is one of the most active visible employers, with 42 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Kansas City market view into active employers and representative truck driver openings
Employer activity · 130 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 348 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More truck driver openings in Kansas City
- CDL-A Local Truck Driver - Kansas City, KS - $1,442/Wk · The Employee Connect
- CDL-A Heavy Equipment Operator · Qualdoc
- CDL A Regional Driver - Home Daily! · Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
- CDL A Regional Driver - Home Daily! · Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
- 26ft Box Truck Delivery Driver $24.75/hr - $37.13/hr OT | No CDL · Paragon Logistics LLC
- CDL Truck Driver - Roll Off - 401k Match, PTO, Home Daily · WM
- CDL-A OTR Team Drivers – $2,300+ Weekly Per Driver · Bright Flag Recruiting
- Class A CDL Truck Driver | New CDL graduates - 0.70 CPM after training · J Rose Logistics
- CDL-A Lease Purchase Driver (Hirschbach - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A OTR Truck Driver (CR England - Dollar Tree MO - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A OTR Truck Driver (MVT - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A Team Truck Driver (Heartland Express - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A Team Truck Driver (Covenant Transport - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A Team Truck Driver (TA - Honda Lenexa KS Teams - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A OTR Truck Driver (PTL - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
- CDL-A OTR Truck Driver (Little River - Kansas City, MO) · LeadZLoco
Truck Driver jobs in Kansas City: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
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How many truck driver jobs are open in Kansas City?
Metaintro tracks 348 live truck driver openings from 130 employers in the Kansas City, MO area over the last 30 days.
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What do truck driver jobs in Kansas City pay?
The median posted salary is $67,028 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $52,000 to $83,025. Based on the 68% of current listings that disclose pay.
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Which companies are hiring for truck driver jobs in Kansas City?
LeadZLoco, Ryder, Amanwithaplanservices, and Sysco have the most open truck driver roles here right now, out of 130 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Kansas City market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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