Truck driver (heavy) · Eugene, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Eugene: $193/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Eugene at $58,480 a year. About 1,810 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $47,230 and the 90th is $73,520. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $193 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 157 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$193

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,480

$47,230 to $73,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,403

$1,670 (2 bd)

Employment

1,810

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

148th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,480.

Taxes$1,169
Rent$1,403
Other living costs$2,108
Left over$193

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,480
Federal income tax: −$4,979
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,474
State income tax (OR): −$4,576
Take-home pay: $44,451
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,403
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,511

Left over each month

$4,873 gross, minus $1,169 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.

$193

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,810 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$193 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

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

Longview, about 157 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Eugene.