Foodservice Truck Driver Salary Increases Despite Supply Chain Crisis

Approximately 66% of foodservice distributors say they now offer above-market wages.

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Driver salaries for foodservice distributors in the summer of 2021 averaged $79,000 compared to $70,000 in 2020, while warehouse workers earned an average of $50,000 in the summer of 2021, compared to $42,500 in 2020, according to a survey conducted by the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA).

From International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA):

 

  • Approximately 66% of foodservice distributors say they now offer above-market wages, in addition to incentive pay and bonuses for drivers and warehouse team members.  
  • 50% of foodservice distributors say the labor shortage has worsened over the past three months.  
  • 83% of foodservice distributors have experienced significant or extreme difficulty recruiting drivers.
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