State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In South Dakota, $43,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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 Dakota
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $43,240
- p25
- $34,230
- p75
- $48,720
- p10
- $27,520
- p90
- $59,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.