Truck driver (heavy) · Corvallis, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Corvallis: $390/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Corvallis at $59,610 a year. About 190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $44,590 and the 90th is $74,470. Pay ranks 97th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $390 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 122 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$390

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,610

$44,590 to $74,470

Rent (1 bd)

$1,362

$1,622 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.37

Pay rank

97th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,610.

Taxes$1,196
Rent$1,362
Other living costs$2,020
Left over$390

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,610
Federal income tax: −$5,115
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,560
State income tax (OR): −$4,675
Take-home pay: $45,260
Effective tax rate: 24.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,362
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $447
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,382

Left over each month

$4,968 gross, minus $1,196 in tax and $3,382 in living costs.

$390

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$390 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.

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

Longview, about 122 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Corvallis.