State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Arkansas, $37,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 54.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.2%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+30.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $57,190
- p25
- $48,620
- p75
- $82,740
- p10
- $37,210
- p90
- $96,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Arkansas
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $37,080
- p25
- $30,770
- p75
- $48,040
- p10
- $27,100
- p90
- $72,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.