Truck driver (heavy) · Duluth, MN

Truck driver (heavy) in Duluth: $1,207/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Duluth at $60,970 a year. About 2,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $46,510 and the 90th is $81,430. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,207 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 217 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,207

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,970

$46,510 to $81,430

Rent (1 bd)

$1,049

$1,249 (2 bd)

Employment

2,050

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

50th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,970.

Taxes$1,052
Rent$1,049
Other living costs$1,773
Left over$1,207

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,970
Federal income tax: −$5,278
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,664
State income tax (MN): −$2,683
Take-home pay: $48,345
Effective tax rate: 20.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,049
Groceries: $351
Getting around: $501
Healthcare: $395
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $307
Total spending: $2,822

Left over each month

$5,081 gross, minus $1,052 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$1,207

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $1,458/mo.

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Questions

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

$60,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,207 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

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

Fargo, about 217 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than Duluth.