Truck driver (heavy) · Bangor, ME

Truck driver (heavy) in Bangor: $442/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bangor at $56,250 a year. About 1,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $39,100 and the 90th is $64,290. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $442 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lewiston, about 114 miles away, at $474 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$442

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,250

$39,100 to $64,290

Rent (1 bd)

$1,215

$1,447 (2 bd)

Employment

1,440

Location quotient 1.50

Pay rank

220th 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 $56,250.

Taxes$964
Rent$1,215
Other living costs$2,066
Left over$442

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,250
Federal income tax: −$4,712
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,303
State income tax (ME): −$2,557
Take-home pay: $44,679
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,215
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $578
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,281

Left over each month

$4,688 gross, minus $964 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.

$442

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $474/mo.

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Questions

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

$56,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$442 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Lewiston, about 114 miles away, leaves $474 a month, more than Bangor.