Truck driver (heavy) · Beckley, WV

Truck driver (heavy) in Beckley: $589/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Beckley at $51,340 a year. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $35,530 and the 90th is $72,150. Pay ranks 286th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $589 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 174 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$589

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,340

$35,530 to $72,150

Rent (1 bd)

$853

$1,015 (2 bd)

Employment

880

Location quotient 1.55

Pay rank

286th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,340.

Taxes$810
Rent$853
Other living costs$2,026
Left over$589

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,340
Federal income tax: −$4,122
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,928
State income tax (WV): −$1,669
Take-home pay: $41,621
Effective tax rate: 18.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $853
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $611
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,879

Left over each month

$4,278 gross, minus $810 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.

$589

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$51,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$589 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 174 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Beckley.