Truck driver (heavy) · Boulder, CO

Truck driver (heavy) in Boulder: $859/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Boulder at $63,810 a year. About 650 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $48,490 and the 90th is $77,340. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $859 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, at $1,393 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$859

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,810

$48,490 to $77,340

Rent (1 bd)

$1,647

$1,961 (2 bd)

Employment

650

Location quotient 0.26

Pay rank

12th 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 $63,810.

Taxes$1,058
Rent$1,647
Other living costs$1,753
Left over$859

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,810
Federal income tax: −$5,652
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,881
State income tax (CO): −$2,165
Take-home pay: $51,111
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,647
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $342
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,400

Left over each month

$5,318 gross, minus $1,058 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.

$859

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,393/mo.

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Questions

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

$63,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$859 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.

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

Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, leaves $1,393 a month, more than Boulder.