Truck driver (heavy) · Jackson, MI

Truck driver (heavy) in Jackson: $869/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Jackson at $56,080 a year. About 630 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $38,670 and the 90th is $64,620. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $869 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 176 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$869

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,080

$38,670 to $64,620

Rent (1 bd)

$893

$1,063 (2 bd)

Employment

630

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

226th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,080.

Taxes$974
Rent$893
Other living costs$1,937
Left over$869

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,080
Federal income tax: −$4,691
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,290
State income tax (MI): −$2,145
City / county wage tax: −$561
Take-home pay: $44,393
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $893
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $568
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,830

Left over each month

$4,673 gross, minus $974 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.

$869

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $1,234/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Jackson?

$56,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$869 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 176 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Jackson.