State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In North Carolina, $39,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
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
North Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $39,910
- p25
- $32,750
- p75
- $46,700
- p10
- $26,490
- p90
- $61,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.