Truck driver (heavy) · Greeley, CO

Truck driver (heavy) in Greeley: $772/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Greeley at $59,450 a year. About 2,700 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.71). The 10th percentile is $47,800 and the 90th is $76,910. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $772 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 53 miles away, at $1,393 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$772

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,450

$47,800 to $76,910

Rent (1 bd)

$1,257

$1,496 (2 bd)

Employment

2,700

Location quotient 1.71

Pay rank

105th 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 $59,450.

Taxes$968
Rent$1,257
Other living costs$1,957
Left over$772

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,450
Federal income tax: −$5,096
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,548
State income tax (CO): −$1,973
Take-home pay: $47,833
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,257
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $546
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,214

Left over each month

$4,954 gross, minus $968 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.

$772

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,393/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Greeley?

$59,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,700 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$772 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Cheyenne, about 53 miles away, leaves $1,393 a month, more than Greeley.