State comparison · 2025
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $64,760. In Virginia, $56,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.2%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Median
- $56,860
- p25
- $46,880
- p75
- $63,200
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $77,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.