State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Kansas, $43,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
Kansas
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $43,730
- p25
- $36,710
- p75
- $47,690
- p10
- $27,410
- p90
- $70,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.