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State comparison · 2025

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

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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
See full breakdown for Louisiana

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.