State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In New Mexico, $42,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
+35%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+21.6%
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 Mexico
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,360
- p25
- $34,740
- p75
- $47,140
- p10
- $30,590
- p90
- $58,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.