Truck driver (heavy) · Janesville, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Janesville: $1,094/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Janesville at $59,800 a year. About 1,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.80). The 10th percentile is $45,470 and the 90th is $74,500. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($964/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,094 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 154 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,094

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,800

$45,470 to $74,500

Rent (1 bd)

$964

$1,148 (2 bd)

Employment

1,670

Location quotient 1.80

Pay rank

90th 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 $59,800.

Taxes$982
Rent$964
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$1,094

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,800
Federal income tax: −$5,138
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,575
State income tax (WI): −$2,072
Take-home pay: $48,016
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $964
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $575
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,907

Left over each month

$4,983 gross, minus $982 in tax and $2,907 in living costs.

$1,094

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,094 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $964, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 154 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Janesville.