Truck driver (heavy) · Fond du Lac, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Fond du Lac: $1,052/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Fond du Lac at $57,730 a year. About 1,030 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.77). The 10th percentile is $46,270 and the 90th is $82,150. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,052 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 223 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,052

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,730

$46,270 to $82,150

Rent (1 bd)

$882

$1,050 (2 bd)

Employment

1,030

Location quotient 1.77

Pay rank

175th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,730.

Taxes$939
Rent$882
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$1,052

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,730
Federal income tax: −$4,889
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,416
State income tax (WI): −$1,962
Take-home pay: $46,463
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $882
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,820

Left over each month

$4,811 gross, minus $939 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$1,052

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Fond du Lac?

$57,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,030 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,052 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 223 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Fond du Lac.