Truck driver (heavy) · Carson City, NV
Truck driver (heavy) in Carson City: $961/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Carson City at $60,480 a year. About 130 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $47,510 and the 90th is $87,550. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,293/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $961 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Reno is the strongest other metro for this job ($867 left over a month), and Carson City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$961
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,480
$47,510 to $87,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,293
$1,539 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
64th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,480.
- Taxes$820
- Rent$1,293
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$961
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,219
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,627
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,634
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
Left over each month
$5,040 gross, minus $820 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.
$961
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reno, $867/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Carson City?
$60,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Carson City?
$961 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,293, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Carson City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Reno at $867 a month.