Truck driver (heavy) · Kenosha, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Kenosha: $685/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Kenosha at $61,610 a year. About 1,260 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 $46,470 and the 90th is $77,840. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,189/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $685 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 207 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$685

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,610

$46,470 to $77,840

Rent (1 bd)

$1,189

$1,415 (2 bd)

Employment

1,260

Location quotient 1.26

Pay rank

39th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,610.

Taxes$1,020
Rent$1,189
Other living costs$2,241
Left over$685

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,610
Federal income tax: −$5,355
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,713
State income tax (WI): −$2,168
Take-home pay: $49,374
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,189
Groceries: $439
Getting around: $650
Healthcare: $494
Utilities and internet: $274
Everything else: $384
Total spending: $3,430

Left over each month

$5,134 gross, minus $1,020 in tax and $3,430 in living costs.

$685

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 Kenosha?

$61,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,260 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$685 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,189, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 207 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Kenosha.