Truck driver (heavy) · Hickory, NC

Truck driver (heavy) in Hickory: $718/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Hickory at $57,460 a year. About 3,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $40,640 and the 90th is $78,410. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $718 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 109 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$718

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,460

$40,640 to $78,410

Rent (1 bd)

$1,142

$1,360 (2 bd)

Employment

3,050

Location quotient 1.49

Pay rank

183rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,460.

Taxes$929
Rent$1,142
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$718

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,460
Federal income tax: −$4,857
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,396
State income tax (NC): −$1,900
Take-home pay: $46,307
Effective tax rate: 19.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,142
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $605
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,141

Left over each month

$4,788 gross, minus $929 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.

$718

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 Hickory?

$57,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,050 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$718 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 109 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Hickory.