State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Rhode Island, $45,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.9%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $45,660
- p25
- $35,820
- p75
- $53,680
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $72,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.