Truck driver (heavy) · Bakersfield, CA

Truck driver (heavy) in Bakersfield: $421/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bakersfield at $57,690 a year. About 7,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.57). The 10th percentile is $38,490 and the 90th is $74,870. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $421 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, at $922 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$421

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,690

$38,490 to $74,870

Rent (1 bd)

$1,218

$1,450 (2 bd)

Employment

7,050

Location quotient 1.57

Pay rank

177th 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 $57,690.

Taxes$917
Rent$1,218
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$421

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,690
Federal income tax: −$4,884
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,413
State income tax (CA): −$1,707
Take-home pay: $46,686
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,218
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,469

Left over each month

$4,808 gross, minus $917 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.

$421

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $922/mo.

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Questions

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

$57,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$421 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, leaves $922 a month, more than Bakersfield.