Truck driver (heavy) · Hinesville, GA
Truck driver (heavy) in Hinesville: -$4/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Hinesville at $49,220 a year. About 180 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 $37,810 and the 90th is $77,920. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,310/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$4 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 232 miles away, at $1,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$4
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,220
$37,810 to $77,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,310
$1,560 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
330th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,220.
- Taxes$797
- Rent$1,310
- Other living costs$1,999
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,220
- Federal income tax
- −$3,868
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,765
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,932
- Take-home pay
- $39,655
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,310
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,309
Left over each month
$4,102 gross, minus $797 in tax and $3,309 in living costs.
-$4
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 Hinesville?
$49,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Hinesville?
-$4 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,310, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Dothan, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,240 a month, more than Hinesville.