Truck driver (heavy) · Amherst Town, MA

Truck driver (heavy) in Amherst Town: $676/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Amherst Town at $61,260 a year. About 470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $46,060 and the 90th is $73,700. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $676 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $854 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$676

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,260

$46,060 to $73,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,453

$1,730 (2 bd)

Employment

470

Location quotient 0.54

Pay rank

46th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,260.

Taxes$1,070
Rent$1,453
Other living costs$1,906
Left over$676

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,260
Federal income tax: −$5,313
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,686
State income tax (MA): −$2,843
Take-home pay: $48,418
Effective tax rate: 21.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,453
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $455
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,359

Left over each month

$5,105 gross, minus $1,070 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.

$676

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $854/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Amherst Town?

$61,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$676 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

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

Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $854 a month, more than Amherst Town.