Truck driver (heavy) · Fayetteville, AR

Truck driver (heavy) in Fayetteville: $1,049/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Fayetteville at $60,480 a year. About 7,500 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.06). The 10th percentile is $40,520 and the 90th is $103,280. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,049 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lawrence, about 203 miles away, at $1,166 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,049

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,480

$40,520 to $103,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,145

$1,363 (2 bd)

Employment

7,500

Location quotient 2.06

Pay rank

64th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,480.

Taxes$999
Rent$1,145
Other living costs$1,847
Left over$1,049

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,480
Federal income tax: −$5,219
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,627
State income tax (AR): −$2,146
Take-home pay: $48,488
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,145
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,992

Left over each month

$5,040 gross, minus $999 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.

$1,049

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lawrence, $1,166/mo.

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Questions

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

$60,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,500 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,049 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Lawrence, about 203 miles away, leaves $1,166 a month, more than Fayetteville.