Truck driver (heavy) · Burlington, VT

Truck driver (heavy) in Burlington: $429/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Burlington at $62,460 a year. About 1,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $50,480 and the 90th is $74,940. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $429 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Syracuse, about 195 miles away, at $829 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$429

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,460

$50,480 to $74,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,795

$2,137 (2 bd)

Employment

1,210

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

27th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,460.

Taxes$1,035
Rent$1,795
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$429

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,460
Federal income tax: −$5,457
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,778
State income tax (VT): −$2,185
Take-home pay: $50,040
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,795
Groceries: $403
Getting around: $484
Healthcare: $454
Utilities and internet: $252
Everything else: $353
Total spending: $3,741

Left over each month

$5,205 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.

$429

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Syracuse, $829/mo.

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Questions

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

$62,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$429 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

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

Syracuse, about 195 miles away, leaves $829 a month, more than Burlington.