Truck driver (heavy) · Green Bay, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Green Bay: $1,209/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Green Bay at $59,810 a year. About 4,860 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.10). The 10th percentile is $45,890 and the 90th is $74,370. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($868/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,209 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 247 miles away, at $1,388 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,209

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,810

$45,890 to $74,370

Rent (1 bd)

$868

$1,033 (2 bd)

Employment

4,860

Location quotient 2.10

Pay rank

89th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,810.

Taxes$982
Rent$868
Other living costs$1,925
Left over$1,209

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,810
Federal income tax: −$5,139
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,575
State income tax (WI): −$2,072
Take-home pay: $48,024
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $868
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,793

Left over each month

$4,984 gross, minus $982 in tax and $2,793 in living costs.

$1,209

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $1,388/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Green Bay?

$59,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,860 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,209 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $868, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

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

Davenport, about 247 miles away, leaves $1,388 a month, more than Green Bay.