State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In New Jersey, $46,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.6%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $46,820
- p25
- $41,000
- p75
- $53,250
- p10
- $34,750
- p90
- $71,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.