State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Michigan, $43,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.5% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.4%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $43,000
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $48,440
- p10
- $29,470
- p90
- $83,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.