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Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other pay in Alaska and Connecticut
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other is $74,710 per year in Alaska. It is $37,440 per year in Connecticut. Alaska is 99.5% above Connecticut on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-3099 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 100 wage and salary jobs in Alaska and 450 in Connecticut. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings