Truck driver (heavy) · Cleveland, TN
Truck driver (heavy) in Cleveland: $491/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Cleveland at $49,250 a year. About 970 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $36,850 and the 90th is $77,850. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $491 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 99 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$491
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,250
$36,850 to $77,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
970
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
329th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,250.
- Taxes$637
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$491
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,250
- Federal income tax
- −$3,872
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,768
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,611
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$4,104 gross, minus $637 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$491
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 Cleveland?
$49,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 970 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Cleveland?
$491 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Morristown, about 99 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Cleveland.