Truck driver (heavy) · Jackson, MS
Truck driver (heavy) in Jackson: $710/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Jackson at $58,100 a year. About 6,590 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $37,000 and the 90th is $89,990. Pay ranks 167th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $710 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 179 miles away, at $1,480 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$710
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,100
$37,000 to $89,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
6,590
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
167th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,100.
- Taxes$986
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$710
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,100
- Federal income tax
- −$4,934
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,445
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,455
- Take-home pay
- $46,267
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$4,842 gross, minus $986 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$710
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,480/mo.
Truck driver (heavy) leftover by city →Best cities for truck drivers to move to →Truck driver (heavy) nearby
Other jobs in Jackson
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Jackson?
$58,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,590 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Jackson?
$710 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Memphis, about 179 miles away, leaves $1,480 a month, more than Jackson.