Truck driver (heavy) · Barnstable Town, MA

Truck driver (heavy) in Barnstable Town: $203/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Barnstable Town at $62,740 a year. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $47,510 and the 90th is $76,250. Pay ranks 23rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,938/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 207 miles away, at $686 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$203

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,740

$47,510 to $76,250

Rent (1 bd)

$1,938

$2,307 (2 bd)

Employment

840

Location quotient 0.67

Pay rank

23rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,740.

Taxes$1,101
Rent$1,938
Other living costs$1,987
Left over$203

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,740
Federal income tax: −$5,490
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,800
State income tax (MA): −$2,917
Take-home pay: $49,533
Effective tax rate: 21.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,938
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,925

Left over each month

$5,228 gross, minus $1,101 in tax and $3,925 in living costs.

$203

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $686/mo.

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Questions

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

$62,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,938, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.

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

Albany, about 207 miles away, leaves $686 a month, more than Barnstable Town.