State comparison · 2025
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In South Carolina, $51,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
-21%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Median
- $51,130
- p25
- $46,290
- p75
- $62,660
- p10
- $39,330
- p90
- $77,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.