Truck driver (heavy) · Hot Springs, AR

Truck driver (heavy) in Hot Springs: $361/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Hot Springs at $44,590 a year. About 320 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $35,160 and the 90th is $60,490. Pay ranks 387th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $361 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 191 miles away, at $1,480 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$361

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$44,590

$35,160 to $60,490

Rent (1 bd)

$811

$965 (2 bd)

Employment

320

Location quotient 0.63

Pay rank

387th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $44,590.

Taxes$687
Rent$811
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$361

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $44,590
Federal income tax: −$3,312
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,411
State income tax (AR): −$1,526
Take-home pay: $36,340
Effective tax rate: 18.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $811
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,667

Left over each month

$3,716 gross, minus $687 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.

$361

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,480/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Hot Springs?

$44,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$361 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

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

Memphis, about 191 miles away, leaves $1,480 a month, more than Hot Springs.