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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

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
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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.