State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In North Carolina, $39,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.6%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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
North Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $39,910
- p25
- $32,750
- p75
- $46,700
- p10
- $26,490
- p90
- $61,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.