State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs California
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In California, $46,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.2%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
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
California
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $46,790
- p25
- $42,160
- p75
- $56,840
- p10
- $36,750
- p90
- $93,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.