Truck driver (heavy) · Eagle Pass, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Eagle Pass: $1,281/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Eagle Pass at $58,600 a year. About 250 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $34,090 and the 90th is $75,700. Pay ranks 144th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($928/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,281 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Killeen is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,206 left over a month), and Eagle Pass still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,281

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,600

$34,090 to $75,700

Rent (1 bd)

$928

$1,105 (2 bd)

Employment

250

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

144th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,600.

Taxes$790
Rent$928
Other living costs$1,885
Left over$1,281

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,600
Federal income tax: −$4,994
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,483
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $49,124
Effective tax rate: 16.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $928
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $570
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,813

Left over each month

$4,883 gross, minus $790 in tax and $2,813 in living costs.

$1,281

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Eagle Pass?

$58,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,281 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $928, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

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

Eagle Pass leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Killeen at $1,206 a month.