Truck driver (heavy) · Chicago, IL

Truck driver (heavy) in Chicago: $455/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Chicago at $62,300 a year. About 62,210 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 $41,300 and the 90th is $88,230. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $455 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 197 miles away, at $1,599 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$455

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,300

$41,300 to $88,230

Rent (1 bd)

$1,782

$2,122 (2 bd)

Employment

62,210

Location quotient 1.04

Pay rank

29th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,300.

Taxes$1,084
Rent$1,782
Other$1,871
Left$455

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,300
Federal income tax: −$5,296
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,766
State income tax (IL): −$2,946
Take-home pay: $49,292
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,782
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $392
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,653

After tax and rent

$455 left/mo

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Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,599/mo.

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Questions

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

$62,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 62,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$455 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 197 miles away, leaves $1,599 a month, more than Chicago.