Truck driver (heavy) · Austin, TX
Truck driver (heavy) in Austin: $769/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Austin at $57,110 a year. About 10,760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $42,300 and the 90th is $78,210. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $769 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, at $1,292 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$769
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,110
$42,300 to $78,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
10,760
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
196th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,110.
- Taxes$754
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$769
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,110
- Federal income tax
- −$4,673
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,369
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,068
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$769 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,292/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Austin?
$57,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Austin?
$769 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, leaves $1,292 a month, more than Austin.