Truck driver (heavy) · Bellingham, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Bellingham: $736/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bellingham at $61,890 a year. About 1,200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $48,420 and the 90th is $78,180. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $736 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 198 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$736
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,890
$48,420 to $78,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
37th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,890.
- Taxes$844
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$736
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,890
- Federal income tax
- −$5,388
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,735
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,767
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$5,158 gross, minus $844 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$736
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Bellingham?
$61,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Bellingham?
$736 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Spokane, about 198 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Bellingham.