Truck driver (heavy) · Asheville, NC
Truck driver (heavy) in Asheville: $278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Asheville at $51,750 a year. About 2,040 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $40,770 and the 90th is $72,250. Pay ranks 278th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $278 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 57 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,750
$40,770 to $72,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
2,040
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
278th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,750.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,750
- Federal income tax
- −$4,172
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,959
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,658
- Take-home pay
- $41,962
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$4,313 gross, minus $816 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$278
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Asheville?
$51,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,040 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Asheville?
$278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Morristown, about 57 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Asheville.