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Light Truck Drivers Salary in Washington

The median annual wage for light truck drivers in Washington is $49,070 ($23.59 per hour) +9.4% vs. the national median of $44,860. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$49,070
Mean annual wage
$53,520
Median hourly wage
$23.59
Employment in WA
23,290

23,290 employed · 6.6 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Washington

Wage distribution for light truck drivers in Washington (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,890$18.22
25th percentile$44,920$21.59
Median (50th)$49,070$23.59
75th percentile$57,350$27.57
90th percentile$74,080$35.62

What this salary is worth in Washington

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$45,854

Washington prices are 107.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
43.0%

Median gross rent in Washington: $1,760/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,227/mo

Est. affordable home price
$179,004

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Washington is $564,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.