Truck driver (heavy) · Helena, MT

Truck driver (heavy) in Helena: $612/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Helena at $56,800 a year. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $43,400 and the 90th is $67,430. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $612 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 175 miles away, at $970 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$612

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,800

$43,400 to $67,430

Rent (1 bd)

$1,263

$1,503 (2 bd)

Employment

400

Location quotient 0.68

Pay rank

207th 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 $56,800.

Taxes$947
Rent$1,263
Other living costs$1,912
Left over$612

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,800
Federal income tax: −$4,778
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,345
State income tax (MT): −$2,237
Take-home pay: $45,441
Effective tax rate: 20.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,263
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,175

Left over each month

$4,733 gross, minus $947 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.

$612

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 Helena?

$56,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$612 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

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

Billings, about 175 miles away, leaves $970 a month, more than Helena.