Truck driver (heavy) · Grants Pass, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Grants Pass: $415/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Grants Pass at $58,980 a year. About 170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $44,730 and the 90th is $73,810. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $415 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Portland, about 228 miles away, at $549 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$415

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,980

$44,730 to $73,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,128

$1,343 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 0.41

Pay rank

123rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,980.

Taxes$1,181
Rent$1,128
Other living costs$2,191
Left over$415

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,980
Federal income tax: −$5,039
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,512
State income tax (OR): −$4,620
Take-home pay: $44,809
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,128
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $618
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,319

Left over each month

$4,915 gross, minus $1,181 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.

$415

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Portland, $549/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Grants Pass?

$58,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$415 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Portland, about 228 miles away, leaves $549 a month, more than Grants Pass.