Truck driver (heavy) · Boise, ID

Truck driver (heavy) in Boise: $679/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Boise at $60,330 a year. About 6,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $46,780 and the 90th is $92,930. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, at $961 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$679

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,330

$46,780 to $92,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,383

$1,647 (2 bd)

Employment

6,380

Location quotient 1.23

Pay rank

73rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,330.

Taxes$1,035
Rent$1,383
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$679

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,330
Federal income tax: −$5,201
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,615
State income tax (ID): −$2,604
Take-home pay: $47,909
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,383
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,313

Left over each month

$5,028 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.

$679

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $961/mo.

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Questions

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

$60,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.

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

Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, leaves $961 a month, more than Boise.