Truck driver (heavy) · Colorado Springs, CO

Truck driver (heavy) in Colorado Springs: $704/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Colorado Springs at $59,790 a year. About 1,860 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $45,150 and the 90th is $77,790. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $704 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 169 miles away, at $1,393 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$704

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,790

$45,150 to $77,790

Rent (1 bd)

$1,298

$1,545 (2 bd)

Employment

1,860

Location quotient 0.44

Pay rank

91st 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 $59,790.

Taxes$975
Rent$1,298
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$704

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,790
Federal income tax: −$5,136
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,574
State income tax (CO): −$1,988
Take-home pay: $48,091
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,298
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,304

Left over each month

$4,983 gross, minus $975 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$704

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,393/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Colorado Springs?

$59,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,860 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$704 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Cheyenne, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,393 a month, more than Colorado Springs.