State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In New Mexico, $42,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.3% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.5%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-2.3%
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
New Mexico
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,360
- p25
- $34,740
- p75
- $47,140
- p10
- $30,590
- p90
- $58,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.