Delivery Driver Jobs in Dallas, TX

Government wage data says the local Transportation & Delivery family paid a $44,570 annual median, a $50,270 annual mean, and roughly $35,430 to $53,190 from the 25th to 75th percentile in 2025. BLS also reported a $24.17 mean hourly wage for transportation and material moving occupations in DFW, versus $33.96 across all occupations locally. By contrast, sampled posted salaries centered on about $83k to $94k and sampled hourly postings centered on about $18 to $21 / hour, showing how mixed this category is across salaried specialist roles, management-track jobs, and hourly delivery work.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 388 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,480 at the 25th percentile, $52,780 at the median and $87,725 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Dallas-Fort Worth is still a very large Transportation & Delivery market: BLS counted 423,430 transportation and material moving workers locally in 2025, equal to 10.5% of area employment. There is still real opening volume, with more than 1,000 postings across more than 450 companies in the last 90 days. But this is not an easy market: metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment grew only 0.4506% year over year, and statewide Transportation & Delivery postings were down 11.0% year over year in September 2026 according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics. The result is a market with broad access at the lower end, but noticeably tougher competition for cleaner schedules, CDL-heavy lanes, and higher-paying roles.

Best positioned: Applicants with a Class A CDL, a strong safety/compliance record, and willingness to take on-site work across a fragmented employer base have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume headline posted salaries reflect the whole market: sampled salaries center on about $83k to $94k, but the broad local occupation-family median is $44,570 and hourly postings center on about $18 to $21 / hour.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 631 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Domino's Inc.: 133 open roles
2. Domino's: 53 open roles
3. Ryder System, Inc.: 25 open roles
4. Pizza Hut, Inc.: 20 open roles
5. Penske Corporation: 18 open roles
6. Ryderscs: 16 open roles
7. Penske Logistics: 14 open roles
8. K&B Transportation: 12 open roles
9. Trillium Staffing: 10 open roles
10. Waste Connections, Inc.: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 107
• Fort Worth: 77
• Irving: 40
• Arlington: 29
• Coppell: 24
• Grand Prairie: 22
• McKinney: 17
• Garland: 16

Work arrangement

on-site 599 (96%), remote 18 (3%), hybrid 8 (1%)

Where the demand is

Openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than concentrated in one or two giants. The sampled market shows more than 1,000 postings across more than 450 companies, and employer concentration is classified as fragmented; Domino's Inc. is the clearest named repeat hirer with more than 175 sampled openings. That makes broad outbound applications more effective than a wait-and-see strategy focused on one parcel brand or one national fleet. Opportunity is also concentrated by submarket. Restaurants make up about 35% of sampled postings, while transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage account for about 15%, transportation another about 15%, logistics about 10%, and construction about 5%. Skills like safety compliance, inventory management, forklift operation, navigation, and customer service recur across these segments, which helps if you are trying to move between delivery, dock, yard, and route work. Last-mile parcel delivery remains active, but public reporting on 185 driver layoffs at Amazon delivery contractors in Roanoke is a reminder to be selective about contractor stability.

• Restaurant delivery and route work (high): This is the biggest visible opening pool in the local sample, with restaurants accounting for about 35% of postings and Domino's Inc. posting more than 175 openings in the period.
• Transportation, logistics, and storage employers (high): Transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage made up about 15% of postings, with transportation adding another about 15% and logistics about 10%, so this remains a broad target area for route, yard, and material-moving work.
• Airport and centralized receiving/distribution operations (moderate): DFW Airport opened a 90,000-square-foot central receiving and distribution facility, creating another local node where delivery-to-distribution workflows can generate adjacent operations demand even when exact job-title counts are not published.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site employers that combine driving with safety, inventory, or forklift tasks, because that lets you compete across the widest set of openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Transportation, storage, and distribution manager: This is the clearest nearby step up from route or fleet experience, and DFW had 9,600 of these jobs with a mean annual wage of $120,990 in May 2025.
• Logistics coordinator: The local skill mix overlaps with inventory management, navigation, and safety compliance, and DFW Airport's new receiving and distribution center points to more delivery-to-logistics handoff work.
• Warehouse or receiving lead: Forklift operation and inventory management already show up across DFW Transportation & Delivery postings, making dock or receiving leadership a realistic bridge role.
• Airport distribution coordinator: DFW Airport's 90,000-square-foot central receiving and distribution facility creates adjacent coordination and internal distribution work even though it is not a driver role.

What postings ask for

• Class A CDL (table_stakes | immediate): BLS identifies a CDL as a requirement for heavy and tractor-trailer truck driving, and about 10% of sampled DFW postings explicitly called for a Class A CDL. Who: Anyone targeting linehaul, regional, route, or heavier commercial-driving lanes.
• English proficiency for CDL and roadside compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Texas moved CDL knowledge exams to English-only as of June 1, 2026, and FMCSA renewed English Language Proficiency enforcement during roadside inspections in 2026. Who: New CDL candidates and current truck drivers who want to avoid avoidable compliance friction.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance was one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings, showing up in about 20% of the sample. Who: Everyone in driving, route, dock, yard, and dispatch-support roles.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): Inventory management appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, which matters because many DFW jobs blend delivery with receiving, stocking, or handoff tasks. Who: Career switchers, material movers, and drivers trying to widen their fit.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | near-term): Forklift operation showed up in about 15% of local postings, making it one of the clearest bridges between driving and adjacent dock or yard work. Who: Switchers from warehouse or manufacturing environments and drivers seeking more stable site-based work.
• Customer service (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service appeared in about 15% of sampled postings and matters more in a market where restaurants make up about 35% of visible demand. Who: Delivery drivers, chauffeurs, and local route candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Government wage data says the local Transportation & Delivery family paid a $44,570 annual median, a $50,270 annual mean, and roughly $35,430 to $53,190 from the 25th to 75th percentile in 2025. BLS also reported a $24.17 mean hourly wage for transportation and material moving occupations in DFW, versus $33.96 across all occupations locally. By contrast, sampled posted salaries centered on about $83k to $94k and sampled hourly postings centered on about $18 to $21 / hour, showing how mixed this category is across salaried specialist roles, management-track jobs, and hourly delivery work. For most job seekers, this is not a uniformly high-pay field: the broad occupation-family median is close to the national family median of $44,350 and below the metro-wide average wage benchmark. DFW can still pay well, but the stronger numbers tend to sit in narrower parts of the market.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than concentrated in one or two giants. The sampled market shows more than 1,000 postings across more than 450 companies, and employer concentration is classified as fragmented; Domino's Inc. is the clearest named repeat hirer with more than 175 sampled openings. That makes broad outbound applications more effective than a wait-and-see strategy focused on one parcel brand or one national fleet. Opportunity is also concentrated by submarket. Restaurants make up about 35% of sampled postings, while transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage account for about 15%, transportation another about 15%, logistics about 10%, and construction about 5%. Skills like safety compliance, inventory management, forklift operation, navigation, and customer service recur across these segments, which helps if you are trying to move between delivery, dock, yard, and route work. Last-mile parcel delivery remains active, but public reporting on 185 driver layoffs at Amazon delivery contractors in Roanoke is a reminder to be selective about contractor stability.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Domino's Inc. (175 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Transportation & Delivery roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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