State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: California vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In California, $46,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.6%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
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
Washington
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $44,920
- p75
- $57,350
- p10
- $37,890
- p90
- $74,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.