Truck driver (heavy) · Huntsville, AL

Truck driver (heavy) in Huntsville: $802/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Huntsville at $56,690 a year. About 2,570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $38,240 and the 90th is $78,160. Pay ranks 210th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $802 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 210 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$802

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,690

$38,240 to $78,160

Rent (1 bd)

$1,050

$1,250 (2 bd)

Employment

2,570

Location quotient 0.73

Pay rank

210th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,690.

Taxes$979
Rent$1,050
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$802

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,690
Federal income tax: −$4,764
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,337
State income tax (AL): −$2,645
Take-home pay: $44,944
Effective tax rate: 20.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,050
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,943

Left over each month

$4,724 gross, minus $979 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.

$802

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 Huntsville?

$56,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$802 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 210 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Huntsville.