State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In South Carolina, $37,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.2%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $37,680
- p25
- $29,830
- p75
- $47,370
- p10
- $23,500
- p90
- $62,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.