State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In North Carolina, $39,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $39,910
- p25
- $32,750
- p75
- $46,700
- p10
- $26,490
- p90
- $61,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.