Truck driver (heavy) · Idaho Falls, ID

Truck driver (heavy) in Idaho Falls: $961/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Idaho Falls at $59,010 a year. About 1,650 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $43,900 and the 90th is $76,990. Pay ranks 121st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $961 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 225 miles away, at $970 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$961

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,010

$43,900 to $76,990

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,172 (2 bd)

Employment

1,650

Location quotient 1.52

Pay rank

121st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,010.

Taxes$1,007
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$961

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,010
Federal income tax: −$5,043
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,514
State income tax (ID): −$2,529
Take-home pay: $46,924
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,949

Left over each month

$4,918 gross, minus $1,007 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.

$961

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $970/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Idaho Falls?

$59,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,650 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$961 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

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

Billings, about 225 miles away, leaves $970 a month, more than Idaho Falls.