State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In Mississippi, $38,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+2.4%
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
Mississippi
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $38,140
- p25
- $31,120
- p75
- $52,120
- p10
- $25,880
- p90
- $90,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.