State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Michigan
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Michigan, $43,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
Alaska vs Michigan
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
Michigan
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $43,000
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $48,440
- p10
- $29,470
- p90
- $83,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.