Last Week to Vote: Are You Paid Enough? Fleet Salary Study Open

Work Truck, Automotive Fleet, and Government Fleet have partnered to conduct a salary survey to determine the average salary for a fleet management position in commercial and public sector fleets.

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February 6, 2026

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Are you paid enough? How do you know?

Fleet compensation is all over the map, and without real benchmarks, it is easy to undervalue your role or leave money on the table.

Work Truck, Automotive Fleet, and Government Fleet have partnered up to conduct a salary survey for fleet managers to determine the average salary for a fleet management position in commercial and public sector fleets. By participating in this year's research, see how you compare with your peers.

Responses are open to all commercial and public sector fleet managers. Responses will be analyzed and published in future issues of the participating publications.

All responses are confidential.

The last day for responses is Friday, February 27, 2026.

Topics:Salary Surveys Salary fleet management Operations

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