Best Cities for Light Truck Driverss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where light truck driverss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	AlaskaState	1.22	$57,190	$54,832	29%
2	North DakotaState	1.15	$47,950	$51,782	24%
3	MissouriState	1.14	$45,500	$51,354	27%
4	MinnesotaState	1.11	$48,880	$49,878	31%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.11	$49,670	$49,920	36%
6	IndianaState	1.10	$44,560	$49,238	28%
7	TennesseeState	1.10	$45,050	$49,235	33%
8	WisconsinState	1.10	$45,670	$49,480	29%
9	KentuckyState	1.09	$43,230	$48,847	27%
10	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$45,290	$48,804	34%
11	IllinoisState	1.08	$47,380	$48,645	33%
12	KansasState	1.08	$43,730	$48,589	28%
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$44,200	$48,465	33%
14	IowaState	1.07	$42,750	$47,926	27%
15	MontanaState	1.07	$46,420	$48,154	29%
16	NebraskaState	1.07	$44,120	$48,219	28%
17	South DakotaState	1.06	$43,240	$47,621	27%
18	GeorgiaState	1.05	$44,050	$47,163	39%
19	OhioState	1.05	$42,600	$47,124	29%
20	WyomingState	1.05	$43,780	$47,075	27%
21	MichiganState	1.04	$43,000	$46,587	31%
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$44,960	$46,446	43%
23	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$43,800	$46,845	35%
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$44,970	$46,746	42%
25	New MexicoState	1.03	$42,360	$46,043	30%
26	West VirginiaState	1.03	$38,860	$46,152	26%
27	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.03	$42,700	$46,162	33%
28	ColoradoState	1.02	$48,410	$45,930	46%
29	IdahoState	1.02	$44,370	$45,979	32%
30	OregonState	1.02	$47,150	$45,777	41%
31	UtahState	1.02	$45,860	$45,768	39%
32	WashingtonState	1.02	$49,070	$45,732	46%
33	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$44,120	$45,485	35%
34	Rhode IslandState	1.01	$45,660	$45,433	40%
35	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.01	$48,080	$45,444	42%
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$44,050	$45,319	43%
37	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$41,600	$45,217	38%
38	ArizonaState	1.00	$45,140	$44,737	40%
39	MaineState	1.00	$44,550	$44,639	35%
40	MississippiState	1.00	$38,140	$44,976	28%
41	OklahomaState	1.00	$39,840	$45,017	29%
42	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$42,860	$44,739	42%
43	AlabamaState	0.99	$38,490	$44,191	30%
44	MassachusettsState	0.99	$48,110	$44,341	56%
45	TexasState	0.99	$42,500	$44,456	39%
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$45,740	$44,193	42%
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$47,720	$44,267	45%
48	LouisianaState	0.98	$39,440	$43,774	32%
49	MarylandState	0.98	$48,150	$44,093	42%
50	VermontState	0.98	$45,090	$43,990	38%
51	DelawareState	0.97	$43,990	$43,554	37%
52	NevadaState	0.97	$43,760	$43,673	40%
53	New HampshireState	0.97	$46,260	$43,642	41%
54	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$49,630	$43,727	62%
55	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.97	$52,100	$43,344	72%
56	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.97	$49,590	$43,386	53%
57	ArkansasState	0.96	$37,080	$42,966	28%
58	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$49,330	$43,158	51%
59	New JerseyState	0.96	$46,820	$43,033	46%
60	CaliforniaState	0.94	$46,790	$42,267	58%
61	North CarolinaState	0.94	$39,910	$42,278	39%
62	HawaiiState	0.93	$45,930	$41,755	62%
63	ConnecticutState	0.92	$44,500	$41,357	42%
64	FloridaState	0.92	$41,810	$41,192	49%
65	New YorkState	0.92	$46,330	$41,182	48%
66	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$40,490	$41,107	51%
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$46,360	$41,099	52%
68	South CarolinaState	0.91	$37,680	$40,957	40%
69	VirginiaState	0.91	$42,450	$41,014	45%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.89	$46,500	$39,914	58%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$42,750	$39,401	57%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).