Truck driver (heavy) · Bozeman, MT

Truck driver (heavy) in Bozeman: $607/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Bozeman at $62,780 a year. About 770 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $49,320 and the 90th is $76,790. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $607 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 113 miles away, at $970 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$607

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,780

$49,320 to $76,790

Rent (1 bd)

$1,684

$2,005 (2 bd)

Employment

770

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

21st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,780.

Taxes$1,074
Rent$1,684
Other living costs$1,867
Left over$607

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,780
Federal income tax: −$5,495
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,803
State income tax (MT): −$2,589
Take-home pay: $49,893
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,684
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $472
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,551

Left over each month

$5,232 gross, minus $1,074 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.

$607

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $970/mo.

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Questions

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

$62,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$607 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.

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

Billings, about 113 miles away, leaves $970 a month, more than Bozeman.