State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Mississippi, $38,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.3%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $38,140
- p25
- $31,120
- p75
- $52,120
- p10
- $25,880
- p90
- $90,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.