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State comparison · 2025

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

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Iowa, $58,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 10.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-10.3%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Iowa

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$58,070
p25
$48,350
p75
$64,190
p10
$42,390
p90
$77,910
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
See full breakdown for Iowa

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.