Truck driver (heavy) · Dallas, TX
Truck driver (heavy) in Dallas: $909/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Dallas at $59,530 a year. About 55,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $42,810 and the 90th is $91,990. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $909 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 123 miles away, at $1,218 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$909
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,530
$42,810 to $91,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
55,670
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
99th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,530.
- Taxes$793
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$909
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,530
- Federal income tax
- −$4,964
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,554
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,012
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$909 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,218/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Dallas?
$59,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 55,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Dallas?
$909 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Killeen, about 123 miles away, leaves $1,218 a month, more than Dallas.