Truck driver (heavy) · Grand Junction, CO

Truck driver (heavy) in Grand Junction: $623/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Grand Junction at $56,600 a year. About 950 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $44,390 and the 90th is $82,650. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $623 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 178 miles away, at $859 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$623

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,600

$44,390 to $82,650

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

950

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

212th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,600.

Taxes$911
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$623

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,600
Federal income tax: −$4,754
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,330
State income tax (CO): −$1,848
Take-home pay: $45,669
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$4,717 gross, minus $911 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$623

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $859/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Grand Junction?

$56,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$623 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Boulder, about 178 miles away, leaves $859 a month, more than Grand Junction.