Truck driver (heavy) · Greenville, SC

Truck driver (heavy) in Greenville: $469/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Greenville at $53,080 a year. About 5,240 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $40,190 and the 90th is $77,070. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,204/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $469 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 113 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$469

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$53,080

$40,190 to $77,070

Rent (1 bd)

$1,204

$1,433 (2 bd)

Employment

5,240

Location quotient 0.91

Pay rank

271st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $53,080.

Taxes$842
Rent$1,204
Other living costs$1,909
Left over$469

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $53,080
Federal income tax: −$4,331
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,061
State income tax (SC): −$1,708
Take-home pay: $42,980
Effective tax rate: 19.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,204
Groceries: $372
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $419
Utilities and internet: $233
Everything else: $326
Total spending: $3,113

Left over each month

$4,423 gross, minus $842 in tax and $3,113 in living costs.

$469

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$53,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,240 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$469 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,204, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 113 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Greenville.