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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In District of Columbia, $64,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 0.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-0.9%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.5%
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
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Washington

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$64,760
p25
$59,450
p75
$75,530
p10
$50,010
p90
$87,500
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.0
See full breakdown for Washington

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.