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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In Maryland, $59,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 8.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
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

Maryland

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$59,360
p25
$49,640
p75
$69,270
p10
$43,670
p90
$79,130
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.