State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In New Mexico, $42,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.7%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,360
- p25
- $34,740
- p75
- $47,140
- p10
- $30,590
- p90
- $58,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.