Truck driver (heavy) · Bismarck, ND

Truck driver (heavy) in Bismarck: $1,440/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bismarck at $62,000 a year. About 1,070 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th is $95,370. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,440 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,440

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,000

$48,320 to $95,370

Rent (1 bd)

$1,084

$1,290 (2 bd)

Employment

1,070

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

32nd 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 $62,000.

Taxes$845
Rent$1,084
Other living costs$1,797
Left over$1,440

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,000
Federal income tax: −$5,402
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,743
State income tax (ND): None
Take-home pay: $51,856
Effective tax rate: 16.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,084
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $534
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,881

Left over each month

$5,167 gross, minus $845 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.

$1,440

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $1,458/mo.

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Questions

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

$62,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,070 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,440 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

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

Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than Bismarck.