Truck driver (heavy) · Great Falls, MT

Truck driver (heavy) in Great Falls: $623/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Great Falls at $54,460 a year. About 510 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $44,280 and the 90th is $63,790. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. 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 Billings, about 167 miles away, at $970 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$623

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$54,460

$44,280 to $63,790

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

510

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

258th 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 $54,460.

Taxes$897
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$623

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $54,460
Federal income tax: −$4,497
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,166
State income tax (MT): −$2,099
Take-home pay: $43,699
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$4,538 gross, minus $897 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$623

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $970/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Great Falls?

$54,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$623 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Billings, about 167 miles away, leaves $970 a month, more than Great Falls.