Truck driver (heavy) · Jacksonville, NC

Truck driver (heavy) in Jacksonville: $65/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Jacksonville at $45,640 a year. About 360 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $35,150 and the 90th is $58,760. Pay ranks 385th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $65 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 156 miles away, at $930 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$65

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$45,640

$35,150 to $58,760

Rent (1 bd)

$1,149

$1,368 (2 bd)

Employment

360

Location quotient 0.52

Pay rank

385th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $45,640.

Taxes$694
Rent$1,149
Other living costs$1,895
Left over$65

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $45,640
Federal income tax: −$3,438
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,491
State income tax (NC): −$1,398
Take-home pay: $37,312
Effective tax rate: 18.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,149
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,044

Left over each month

$3,803 gross, minus $694 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.

$65

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $930/mo.

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Questions

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

$45,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$65 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.

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

Greensboro, about 156 miles away, leaves $930 a month, more than Jacksonville.