State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Montana vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Montana, $46,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 5.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.4%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $46,420
- p25
- $37,070
- p75
- $55,570
- p10
- $33,470
- p90
- $93,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.