State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In South Carolina, $37,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.9% — not 51.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.8%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+38.9%
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
South Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $37,680
- p25
- $29,830
- p75
- $47,370
- p10
- $23,500
- p90
- $62,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.