Truck driver (heavy) · Charleston, WV

Truck driver (heavy) in Charleston: $357/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Charleston at $49,580 a year. About 1,430 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $35,940 and the 90th is $74,650. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $357 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 182 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$357

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,580

$35,940 to $74,650

Rent (1 bd)

$1,011

$1,204 (2 bd)

Employment

1,430

Location quotient 1.04

Pay rank

320th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,580.

Taxes$775
Rent$1,011
Other living costs$1,989
Left over$357

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,580
Federal income tax: −$3,911
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,793
State income tax (WV): −$1,591
Take-home pay: $40,285
Effective tax rate: 18.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,011
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $3,000

Left over each month

$4,132 gross, minus $775 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.

$357

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$49,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,430 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$357 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 182 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Charleston.