Truck driver (heavy) · Grand Rapids, MI

Truck driver (heavy) in Grand Rapids: $764/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Grand Rapids at $58,270 a year. About 10,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $42,840 and the 90th is $73,740. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $764 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wausau, about 241 miles away, at $1,262 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$764

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,270

$42,840 to $73,740

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

10,820

Location quotient 1.36

Pay rank

158th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,270.

Taxes$971
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,869
Left over$764

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,270
Federal income tax: −$4,954
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,458
State income tax (MI): −$2,238
Take-home pay: $46,620
Effective tax rate: 20.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $3,121

Left over each month

$4,856 gross, minus $971 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.

$764

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wausau, $1,262/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$764 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Wausau, about 241 miles away, leaves $1,262 a month, more than Grand Rapids.