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State comparison · 2025

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

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Nebraska, $58,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 9.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Median
$58,390
p25
$47,020
p75
$75,830
p10
$40,150
p90
$81,790
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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
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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.