Truck driver (heavy) · Alexandria, LA

Truck driver (heavy) in Alexandria: $608/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Alexandria at $47,370 a year. About 780 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $35,640 and the 90th is $65,580. Pay ranks 370th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $608 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Little Rock, about 237 miles away, at $1,081 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$608

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$47,370

$35,640 to $65,580

Rent (1 bd)

$803

$956 (2 bd)

Employment

780

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

370th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $47,370.

Taxes$693
Rent$803
Other living costs$1,844
Left over$608

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $47,370
Federal income tax: −$3,646
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,624
State income tax (LA): −$1,046
Take-home pay: $39,054
Effective tax rate: 17.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $803
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $539
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,647

Left over each month

$3,948 gross, minus $693 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.

$608

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Little Rock, $1,081/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Alexandria?

$47,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Alexandria?

$608 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Little Rock, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,081 a month, more than Alexandria.