State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $49,330. In Tennessee, $45,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-8.4%
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
Tennessee
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $45,050
- p25
- $38,150
- p75
- $54,110
- p10
- $29,190
- p90
- $83,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.