Truck driver (heavy) · Iowa City, IA
Truck driver (heavy) in Iowa City: $1,588/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Iowa City at $61,960 a year. About 2,360 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.90). The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th is $126,110. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,588 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Waterloo is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,406 left over a month), and Iowa City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,588
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,960
$47,640 to $126,110
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
2,360
Location quotient 1.90
Pay rank
34th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,960.
- Taxes$995
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$1,588
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,960
- Federal income tax
- −$5,397
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,740
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,800
- Take-home pay
- $50,024
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$5,163 gross, minus $995 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$1,588
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterloo, $1,406/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Iowa City?
$61,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,360 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Iowa City?
$1,588 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Iowa City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Waterloo at $1,406 a month.