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CDL / truck driving schools in Maine

Maine has 38 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Maine, expect to start around $40,810–$48,020 and reach a median of $57,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maine). Graduates of these Maine programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported 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 Maine

$40,810starting (10th percentile)
$48,020early career (25th)
$57,050median, all experience
$62,210experienced (75th)
$71,100top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,980 employed in Maine. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in Maine, ranked by what their graduates earned

38campuses in Maine
credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Maine)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlbionAlfredAshlandBangorBelfastCaribouChelseaCherryfieldColumbiaDexterEllsworthFayetteFort KentFrenchvilleGuilfordHampdenHermonLincolnLivermore FallsMexicoNaplesOaklandOld Orchard BeachOxfordReadfieldRocklandSacoSanfordScarboroughWaterborocaribou

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
(SJVTC) St. John Valley Technology Center Frenchville not reported not reported not reported not reported
American Transportation Academy Chelsea not reported not reported not reported not reported
Ashland District School Ashland not reported not reported not reported not reported
Caribou Regional Technology Center rsu39 Caribou not reported not reported not reported not reported
Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology Cherryfield not reported not reported not reported not reported
Eastern Aroostook Adult & Community Education caribou not reported not reported not reported not reported
Eastern Aroostook Adult and Community Education Caribou not reported not reported not reported not reported
Ellsworth School Department Ellsworth not reported not reported not reported not reported
Emcc Bangor not reported not reported not reported not reported
GoDriving Saco not reported not reported not reported not reported
K-Roc Construction Fayette not reported not reported not reported not reported
Keep Right Inc. Albion not reported not reported not reported not reported
Maranacook Class B Truck Driving School Readfield not reported not reported not reported not reported
Massabesic Adult and Community Education Waterboro not reported not reported not reported not reported
Msad # 61 Naples not reported not reported not reported not reported
Msad 4 Guilford not reported not reported not reported not reported
Msad#27 Fort Kent not reported not reported not reported not reported
Northeast Technical Institute [B - Yard] Hampden not reported not reported not reported not reported
Northeast Technical Institute [B] Bangor not reported not reported not reported not reported
Northeast Technical Institute [S - Yard] Scarborough not reported not reported not reported not reported
Northeast Technical Institute [S] Scarborough not reported not reported not reported not reported
Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education Oxford not reported not reported not reported not reported
Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative Dexter not reported not reported not reported not reported
RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult Education Livermore Falls not reported not reported not reported not reported
Region9 school of applied technology Mexico not reported not reported not reported not reported
Rsu #13 Rockland not reported not reported not reported not reported
Rsu #18 Oakland not reported not reported not reported not reported
Rsu 23 Old Orchard Beach not reported not reported not reported not reported
Rsu 67 Lincoln not reported not reported not reported not reported
Rsu 71 Belfast not reported not reported not reported not reported
SJVTC - (Red Wing Training Site) Frenchville not reported not reported not reported not reported
Sanford Community Adult Education Sanford not reported not reported not reported not reported
Spruce Mountain Adult Education Livermore Falls not reported not reported not reported not reported
TCB Renovations LLC Alfred not reported not reported not reported not reported
The Heart of Driving Driver Education LLC Cherryfield not reported not reported not reported not reported
Town of Fort Kent Fort Kent not reported not reported not reported not reported
Washington County Community College Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
Witham's Paving Inc Hermon not reported not reported not reported not reported

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.

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