Truck driver (heavy) · Jefferson City, MO
Truck driver (heavy) in Jefferson City: $784/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Jefferson City at $48,860 a year. About 980 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $39,400 and the 90th is $76,630. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($742/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $784 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 200 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$784
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,860
$39,400 to $76,630
Rent (1 bd)
$742
$883 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
339th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,860.
- Taxes$744
- Rent$742
- Other living costs$1,801
- Left over$784
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,860
- Federal income tax
- −$3,825
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,738
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,370
- Take-home pay
- $39,928
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $742
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,543
Left over each month
$4,072 gross, minus $744 in tax and $2,543 in living costs.
$784
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 Jefferson City?
$48,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Jefferson City?
$784 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $742, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Iowa City, about 200 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Jefferson City.