State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Texas vs Washington
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In Texas, $42,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.4%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $42,500
- p25
- $34,800
- p75
- $50,170
- p10
- $28,120
- p90
- $91,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.