Truck driver (heavy) · Champaign, IL
Truck driver (heavy) in Champaign: $992/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Champaign at $56,270 a year. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $38,130 and the 90th is $80,560. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $992 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 196 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$992
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,270
$38,130 to $80,560
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
840
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
219th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,270.
- Taxes$972
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$992
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,270
- Federal income tax
- −$4,714
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,305
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,648
- Take-home pay
- $44,603
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$4,689 gross, minus $972 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$992
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 Champaign?
$56,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Champaign?
$992 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Iowa City, about 196 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Champaign.