State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In South Dakota, $43,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.9%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $43,240
- p25
- $34,230
- p75
- $48,720
- p10
- $27,520
- p90
- $59,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.