Truck driver (heavy) · Bend, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Bend: $181/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bend at $61,220 a year. About 1,120 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $49,680 and the 90th is $75,940. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 166 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$181

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,220

$49,680 to $75,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,576

$1,876 (2 bd)

Employment

1,120

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

47th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,220.

Taxes$1,234
Rent$1,576
Other living costs$2,111
Left over$181

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,220
Federal income tax: −$5,308
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,683
State income tax (OR): −$4,816
Take-home pay: $46,413
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,576
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $537
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,687

Left over each month

$5,102 gross, minus $1,234 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.

$181

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

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

$61,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.

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

Longview, about 166 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Bend.