Truck driver (heavy) · Abilene, TX
Truck driver (heavy) in Abilene: $546/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Abilene at $54,720 a year. About 1,090 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $38,180 and the 90th is $77,630. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $546 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 142 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$546
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,720
$38,180 to $77,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
1,090
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
252nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $54,720.
- Taxes$726
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$546
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,720
- Federal income tax
- −$4,528
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,186
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $46,006
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$4,560 gross, minus $726 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$546
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Abilene?
$54,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,090 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Abilene?
$546 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Killeen, about 142 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than Abilene.