State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Louisiana, $39,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 45%.
Nominal pay gap
+45%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.9%
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
Louisiana
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $39,440
- p25
- $30,880
- p75
- $50,840
- p10
- $25,330
- p90
- $76,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.