State comparison · 2025
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In North Dakota, $60,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.9%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Median
- $60,910
- p25
- $52,310
- p75
- $67,110
- p10
- $47,990
- p90
- $83,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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
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.