Truck driver (heavy) · Houston, TX
Truck driver (heavy) in Houston: $849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Houston at $56,840 a year. About 49,750 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $38,320 and the 90th is $79,490. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $849 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 175 miles away, at $1,218 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,840
$38,320 to $79,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
49,750
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
203rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,840.
- Taxes$749
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,840
- Federal income tax
- −$4,641
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,348
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,851
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$849 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,218/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Houston?
$56,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 49,750 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Houston?
$849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Killeen, about 175 miles away, leaves $1,218 a month, more than Houston.