Truck driver (heavy) · Cedar Rapids, IA

Truck driver (heavy) in Cedar Rapids: $1,325/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Cedar Rapids at $58,900 a year. About 3,030 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 $44,250 and the 90th is $77,550. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,325 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 39 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,325

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,900

$44,250 to $77,550

Rent (1 bd)

$904

$1,076 (2 bd)

Employment

3,030

Location quotient 1.64

Pay rank

127th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,900.

Taxes$935
Rent$904
Other living costs$1,744
Left over$1,325

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,900
Federal income tax: −$5,030
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,506
State income tax (IA): −$1,683
Take-home pay: $47,681
Effective tax rate: 19.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $904
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $485
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,648

Left over each month

$4,908 gross, minus $935 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.

$1,325

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Cedar Rapids?

$58,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,030 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,325 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 39 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.