State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In New Jersey, $46,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
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
New Jersey
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $46,820
- p25
- $41,000
- p75
- $53,250
- p10
- $34,750
- p90
- $71,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.