Truck driver (heavy) · Casper, WY

Truck driver (heavy) in Casper: $1,000/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Casper at $58,710 a year. About 870 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.64). The 10th percentile is $45,300 and the 90th is $77,520. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,000 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 159 miles away, at $1,393 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,000

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,710

$45,300 to $77,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,107

$1,318 (2 bd)

Employment

870

Location quotient 1.64

Pay rank

140th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,710.

Taxes$792
Rent$1,107
Other living costs$1,994
Left over$1,000

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,710
Federal income tax: −$5,007
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,491
State income tax (WY): None
Take-home pay: $49,212
Effective tax rate: 16.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,107
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,101

Left over each month

$4,893 gross, minus $792 in tax and $3,101 in living costs.

$1,000

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 Casper?

$58,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,000 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Cheyenne, about 159 miles away, leaves $1,393 a month, more than Casper.