State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Missouri
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Missouri, $45,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.7%
Alaska vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+11.5%
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
Missouri
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $45,500
- p25
- $36,570
- p75
- $57,410
- p10
- $29,370
- p90
- $93,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.