Truck driver (heavy) · Ithaca, NY
Truck driver (heavy) in Ithaca: $353/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Ithaca at $56,130 a year. About 190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $47,380 and the 90th is $73,620. Pay ranks 223rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,571/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $353 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Youngstown, about 237 miles away, at $1,138 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$353
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,130
$47,380 to $73,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,571
$1,870 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.30
Pay rank
223rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,130.
- Taxes$956
- Rent$1,571
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$353
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,130
- Federal income tax
- −$4,697
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,294
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,482
- Take-home pay
- $44,657
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,571
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $359
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,368
Left over each month
$4,678 gross, minus $956 in tax and $3,368 in living costs.
$353
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Youngstown, $1,138/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Ithaca?
$56,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Ithaca?
$353 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,571, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Youngstown, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,138 a month, more than Ithaca.