State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Mississippi, $38,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.9%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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
Mississippi
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $38,140
- p25
- $31,120
- p75
- $52,120
- p10
- $25,880
- p90
- $90,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.