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CDL / truck driving schools in Maryland
Maryland has 3 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Maryland, expect to start around $43,670–$49,640 and reach a median of $59,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,270 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maryland). Graduates of these Maryland programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $42,058 in their first year, against $38,603 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn in Maryland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 29,150 employed in Maryland. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BaltimoreHagerstown
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public | 121 | $48,461 | $4,750 | 39% | not reported |
| North American Trade Schools | Baltimore | for-profit | 356 | $42,058 | $3,166 | 69% | $8,597 |
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | for-profit | 253 | $40,201 | $6,333 | 60% | $22,026 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.