The invention provides a method for preparing N, N, N-tripivaloyl-1, 3, 5-benzenetriamine. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, taking 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene as a raw material, and reacting the 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene with hydrogen and pivaloyl anhydride in sequence to obtain N, N, N-tripivaloyl-2, 4, 6-triaminotoluene; and step 2, carrying out a demethylation reaction on the obtained N, N, N-tripivaloyl-2, 4, 6-triaminotoluene, so as to obtain the N, N, N-tripivaloyl-1, 3, 5-benzenetriamine. In the preparation method, decommissioned 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene is adopted, and used reactants or catalysts are common products in the chemical industry, so that the preparation method has the advantages of low cost and simple and easily available raw materials. In addition, the preparation method also has the characteristics of short synthesis steps, simple operation of each step, high yield, fast reaction rate, easy separation and collection of intermediate and final products and the like, and is beneficial to realization of mass production of N, N, N-tripivaloyl-1, 3, 5-benzenetriamine.