Truck driver (heavy) · Columbus, IN
Truck driver (heavy) in Columbus: $793/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Columbus at $57,350 a year. About 520 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $45,540 and the 90th is $72,910. Pay ranks 187th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $793 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 169 miles away, at $1,250 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$793
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,350
$45,540 to $72,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
187th 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 $57,350.
- Taxes$982
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$793
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,350
- Federal income tax
- −$4,844
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,387
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,691
- City / county wage tax
- −$860
- Take-home pay
- $45,568
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$4,779 gross, minus $982 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$793
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $1,250/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Columbus?
$57,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Columbus?
$793 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Decatur, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,250 a month, more than Columbus.