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State comparison · 2025

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In Arkansas, $51,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 19.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.7%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arkansas

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$51,550
p25
$44,650
p75
$69,700
p10
$36,770
p90
$81,110
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
86.9
See full breakdown for Arkansas

District of Columbia

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$64,170
p25
$58,850
p75
$74,440
p10
$51,500
p90
$84,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.