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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In Indiana, $60,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 6.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+6.4%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
-9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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

Indiana

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$60,290
p25
$49,390
p75
$72,260
p10
$42,060
p90
$79,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
See full breakdown for Indiana

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.