Truck driver (heavy) · Baton Rouge, LA

Truck driver (heavy) in Baton Rouge: $806/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Baton Rouge at $54,840 a year. About 5,830 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $39,400 and the 90th is $74,180. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $806 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 186 miles away, at $1,012 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$806

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$54,840

$39,400 to $74,180

Rent (1 bd)

$1,065

$1,268 (2 bd)

Employment

5,830

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

249th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $54,840.

Taxes$834
Rent$1,065
Other living costs$1,865
Left over$806

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $54,840
Federal income tax: −$4,542
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,195
State income tax (LA): −$1,270
Take-home pay: $44,832
Effective tax rate: 18.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,065
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,930

Left over each month

$4,570 gross, minus $834 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.

$806

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,012/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Baton Rouge?

$54,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,830 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$806 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Beaumont, about 186 miles away, leaves $1,012 a month, more than Baton Rouge.