State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Iowa, $42,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 12.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.9%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,750
- p25
- $37,090
- p75
- $47,500
- p10
- $29,600
- p90
- $92,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
Washington
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $44,920
- p75
- $57,350
- p10
- $37,890
- p90
- $74,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.