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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In North Carolina, $51,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 24.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+24.5%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+6.9%
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

North Carolina

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$51,530
p25
$46,320
p75
$62,640
p10
$39,400
p90
$76,360
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.