State comparison · 2025
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Louisiana, $49,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.8%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Median
- $49,320
- p25
- $44,330
- p75
- $58,780
- p10
- $36,710
- p90
- $68,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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
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.