State comparison · 2025
Light Truck Drivers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Light Truck Drivers in Washington earn a median of $49,070. In West Virginia, $38,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+5.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Light Truck Drivers
- Median
- $38,860
- p25
- $28,200
- p75
- $52,530
- p10
- $23,950
- p90
- $93,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.