Truck driver (heavy) · Decatur, IL
Truck driver (heavy) in Decatur: $1,250/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Decatur at $59,100 a year. About 990 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $34,910 and the 90th is $97,090. Pay ranks 116th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,250 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 181 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,250
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,100
$34,910 to $97,090
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
116th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,100.
- Taxes$1,030
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,250
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,100
- Federal income tax
- −$5,054
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,521
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,788
- Take-home pay
- $46,737
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$4,925 gross, minus $1,030 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$1,250
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Decatur?
$59,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Decatur?
$1,250 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Iowa City, about 181 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Decatur.