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CDL / truck driving schools in Washington

Washington has 5 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Washington, expect to start around $50,010–$59,450 and reach a median of $64,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $75,530 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Washington). Graduates of these Washington 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 Washington

$50,010starting (10th percentile)
$59,450early career (25th)
$64,760median, all experience
$75,530experienced (75th)
$87,500top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 40,530 employed in Washington. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in Washington, ranked by what their graduates earned

5campuses in Washington
119credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Washington)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: CentraliaLongviewMoses LakeTacomaYakima

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Perry Technical Institute Yakima non-profit 45 not reported not reported 79% $27,818
Big Bend Community College Moses Lake Public 38 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Centralia College Centralia Public 23 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Bates Technical College Tacoma Public 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Lower Columbia College Longview Public 3 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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