State comparison · 2025
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: Montana vs Washington
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Montana, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.1%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+2.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $50,620
- p75
- $63,660
- p10
- $46,040
- p90
- $74,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.