Truck driver (heavy) · Johnstown, PA

Truck driver (heavy) in Johnstown: $582/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Johnstown at $49,980 a year. About 800 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th is $66,180. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $582 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 145 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$582

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,980

$36,010 to $66,180

Rent (1 bd)

$722

$859 (2 bd)

Employment

800

Location quotient 1.26

Pay rank

314th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,980.

Taxes$818
Rent$722
Other living costs$2,043
Left over$582

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,980
Federal income tax: −$3,959
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,823
State income tax (PA): −$1,534
City / county wage tax: −$500
Take-home pay: $40,163
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $722
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $589
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,765

Left over each month

$4,165 gross, minus $818 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.

$582

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 Johnstown?

$49,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 800 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$582 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 145 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Johnstown.