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State comparison · 2025

Light Truck Drivers salary: Tennessee vs Washington

Occupation

Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Tennessee, $45,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 8.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-8.2%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Tennessee

Light Truck Drivers

Median
$45,050
p25
$38,150
p75
$54,110
p10
$29,190
p90
$83,480
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
91.9
See full breakdown for Tennessee

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
See full breakdown for Washington

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.