State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Minnesota, $48,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
+17%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.7%
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
Minnesota
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $48,880
- p25
- $39,760
- p75
- $60,530
- p10
- $31,490
- p90
- $90,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.