Truck driver (heavy) · Kankakee, IL

Truck driver (heavy) in Kankakee: $130/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Kankakee at $46,750 a year. About 760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $33,770 and the 90th is $76,780. Pay ranks 378th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 198 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$130

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$46,750

$33,770 to $76,780

Rent (1 bd)

$1,060

$1,262 (2 bd)

Employment

760

Location quotient 1.35

Pay rank

378th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $46,750.

Taxes$777
Rent$1,060
Other living costs$1,929
Left over$130

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $46,750
Federal income tax: −$3,572
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,576
State income tax (IL): −$2,177
Take-home pay: $37,425
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,060
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,989

Left over each month

$3,896 gross, minus $777 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.

$130

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 Kankakee?

$46,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 198 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Kankakee.