Earnings of commercial vehicle drivers and transport labourers in India, 2025

Main findings (monthly earnings of regular wage or salaried workers, ₹, 2025) Heavy truck and bus drivers: median ₹16,000, mean ₹17,792 (3,706 sample workers). Urbanmedian ₹17,000, rural ₹15,600. Of these, drivers employed in road freight transport: median ₹15,600; drivers in passengertransport and school transport: median ₹16,500. Car, van and motorcycle drivers: median ₹15,000. Transport and storage labourers: median₹13,500. Across states with enough sample, the median for heavy truck and bus drivers ranges from₹12,000 to ₹25,000, highest in Kerala, Delhi and the southern states.