Truck driver (heavy) · Houma, LA

Truck driver (heavy) in Houma: $440/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Houma at $49,300 a year. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th is $72,700. Pay ranks 327th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,068/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $440 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $1,012 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$440

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,300

$36,740 to $72,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,068

$1,272 (2 bd)

Employment

1,460

Location quotient 1.32

Pay rank

327th 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 $49,300.

Taxes$729
Rent$1,068
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$440

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,300
Federal income tax: −$3,878
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,771
State income tax (LA): −$1,104
Take-home pay: $40,547
Effective tax rate: 17.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,068
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,939

Left over each month

$4,108 gross, minus $729 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.

$440

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,012/mo.

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Questions

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

$49,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$440 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,012 a month, more than Houma.