State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alabama vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Alabama, $38,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.6%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $38,490
- p25
- $31,390
- p75
- $48,030
- p10
- $27,100
- p90
- $78,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $44,920
- p75
- $57,350
- p10
- $37,890
- p90
- $74,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.