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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In Louisiana, $49,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 30.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+4.4%
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

Louisiana

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$49,320
p25
$44,330
p75
$58,780
p10
$36,710
p90
$68,740
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.2
See full breakdown for Louisiana

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.