Truck driver (heavy) · Chattanooga, TN
Truck driver (heavy) in Chattanooga: $991/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Chattanooga at $57,440 a year. About 4,370 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $39,440 and the 90th is $74,730. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $991 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 134 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$991
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,440
$39,440 to $74,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
4,370
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
186th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,440.
- Taxes$771
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$991
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,440
- Federal income tax
- −$4,854
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,394
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,192
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$4,787 gross, minus $771 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$991
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 Chattanooga?
$57,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,370 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Chattanooga?
$991 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Morristown, about 134 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Chattanooga.