State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In California, $46,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 5.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.1%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-5.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $46,790
- p25
- $42,160
- p75
- $56,840
- p10
- $36,750
- p90
- $93,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
District of Columbia
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $49,330
- p25
- $45,930
- p75
- $57,160
- p10
- $37,890
- p90
- $69,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.