Truck driver (heavy) · Beaumont, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Beaumont: $1,012/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Beaumont at $54,900 a year. About 2,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $37,130 and the 90th is $76,580. Pay ranks 247th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($949/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,012 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 227 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,012

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$54,900

$37,130 to $76,580

Rent (1 bd)

$949

$1,130 (2 bd)

Employment

2,100

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

247th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $54,900.

Taxes$729
Rent$949
Other living costs$1,885
Left over$1,012

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $54,900
Federal income tax: −$4,550
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,200
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $46,151
Effective tax rate: 15.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $949
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $570
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,834

Left over each month

$4,575 gross, minus $729 in tax and $2,834 in living costs.

$1,012

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.

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Questions

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

$54,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,012 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $949, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

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

Killeen, about 227 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than Beaumont.