State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In South Carolina, $37,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.9%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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
South Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $37,680
- p25
- $29,830
- p75
- $47,370
- p10
- $23,500
- p90
- $62,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.