Truck driver (heavy) · Denver, CO
Truck driver (heavy) in Denver: $716/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Denver at $63,900 a year. About 14,320 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $48,270 and the 90th is $82,620. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $716 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, at $1,405 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$716
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,900
$48,270 to $82,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
14,320
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
11th 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 $63,900.
- Taxes$1,045
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$716
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,488
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,888
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,169
- Take-home pay
- $51,354
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$716 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,405/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Denver?
$63,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 14,320 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Denver?
$716 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, leaves $1,405 a month, more than Denver.