Truck driver (heavy) · Goldsboro, NC
Truck driver (heavy) in Goldsboro: $221/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Goldsboro at $47,140 a year. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th is $72,210. Pay ranks 374th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $221 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 110 miles away, at $930 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$221
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,140
$37,350 to $72,210
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
374th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $47,140.
- Taxes$724
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$221
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,140
- Federal income tax
- −$3,618
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,606
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,462
- Take-home pay
- $38,454
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$3,928 gross, minus $724 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$221
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $930/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Goldsboro?
$47,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Goldsboro?
$221 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Greensboro, about 110 miles away, leaves $930 a month, more than Goldsboro.