State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Tennessee, $45,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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
Tennessee
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $45,050
- p25
- $38,150
- p75
- $54,110
- p10
- $29,190
- p90
- $83,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.