State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Alaska vs Texas
Light Truck Drivers in Alaska earn a median of $57,190. In Texas, $42,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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
Texas
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,500
- p25
- $34,800
- p75
- $50,170
- p10
- $28,120
- p90
- $91,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.