Truck driver (heavy) · Fairbanks, AK
Truck driver (heavy) in Fairbanks: $1,497/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Fairbanks at $76,560 a year. About 590 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $57,050 and the 90th is $78,810. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,497 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Anchorage is the strongest other metro for this job ($895 left over a month), and Fairbanks still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,497
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,560
$57,050 to $78,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
590
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
2nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $76,560.
- Taxes$1,193
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$1,497
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,560
- Federal income tax
- −$8,457
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,857
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,246
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$6,380 gross, minus $1,193 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$1,497
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $895/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Fairbanks?
$76,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Fairbanks?
$1,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Fairbanks leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Anchorage at $895 a month.