State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In Iowa, $42,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.4%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Iowa
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,750
- p25
- $37,090
- p75
- $47,500
- p10
- $29,600
- p90
- $92,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.