Truck driver (heavy) · Hattiesburg, MS

Truck driver (heavy) in Hattiesburg: $238/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Hattiesburg at $48,200 a year. About 830 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $35,510 and the 90th is $63,600. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $238 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 222 miles away, at $1,240 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$238

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,200

$35,510 to $63,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,055

$1,256 (2 bd)

Employment

830

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

353rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,200.

Taxes$788
Rent$1,055
Other living costs$1,936
Left over$238

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,200
Federal income tax: −$3,746
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,687
State income tax (MS): −$2,020
Take-home pay: $38,748
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,055
Groceries: $374
Getting around: $580
Healthcare: $421
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $327
Total spending: $2,991

Left over each month

$4,017 gross, minus $788 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.

$238

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,240/mo.

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Questions

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

$48,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$238 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Dothan, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,240 a month, more than Hattiesburg.