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State comparison · 2025

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: Indiana vs Washington

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Indiana, $60,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 6.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-6.9%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Indiana

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$60,290
p25
$49,390
p75
$72,260
p10
$42,060
p90
$79,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
See full breakdown for Indiana

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.