State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Louisiana, $39,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.5% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.6%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $39,440
- p25
- $30,880
- p75
- $50,840
- p10
- $25,330
- p90
- $76,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.