Truck driver (heavy) · Clarksville, TN
Truck driver (heavy) in Clarksville: $716/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Clarksville at $51,470 a year. About 1,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $38,670 and the 90th is $77,640. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $716 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 240 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$716
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,470
$38,670 to $77,640
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
1,380
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
285th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,470.
- Taxes$673
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$716
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,470
- Federal income tax
- −$4,138
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,937
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,395
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$4,289 gross, minus $673 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$716
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 Clarksville?
$51,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Clarksville?
$716 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Morristown, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Clarksville.