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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In North Dakota, $60,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 5.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+5.4%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-14.7%
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 Dakota

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$60,910
p25
$52,310
p75
$67,110
p10
$47,990
p90
$83,330
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.0
See full breakdown for North Dakota

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.