Truck driver (heavy) · Gainesville, FL
Truck driver (heavy) in Gainesville: $225/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Gainesville at $48,930 a year. About 1,370 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th is $65,930. Pay ranks 338th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $225 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 208 miles away, at $1,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$225
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,930
$35,960 to $65,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
338th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,930.
- Taxes$631
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$225
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,930
- Federal income tax
- −$3,833
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,743
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,354
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$4,078 gross, minus $631 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$225
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Gainesville?
$48,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Gainesville?
$225 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Dothan, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,240 a month, more than Gainesville.