Truck driver (heavy) · Joplin, MO

Truck driver (heavy) in Joplin: $518/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Joplin at $47,430 a year. About 3,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.00). The 10th percentile is $39,350 and the 90th is $72,000. Pay ranks 369th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $518 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 190 miles away, at $1,229 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$518

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$47,430

$39,350 to $72,000

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,078 (2 bd)

Employment

3,470

Location quotient 3.00

Pay rank

369th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $47,430.

Taxes$715
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,813
Left over$518

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $47,430
Federal income tax: −$3,653
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,628
State income tax (MO): −$1,302
Take-home pay: $38,846
Effective tax rate: 18.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,719

Left over each month

$3,953 gross, minus $715 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.

$518

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $1,229/mo.

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Questions

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

$47,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$518 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

St. Joseph, about 190 miles away, leaves $1,229 a month, more than Joplin.