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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,170. In West Virginia, $49,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 29.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+5.6%
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

West Virginia

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$49,480
p25
$43,330
p75
$58,720
p10
$36,350
p90
$72,230
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.5
See full breakdown for West Virginia

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.