Truck driver (heavy) · Killeen, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Killeen: $1,206/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Killeen at $57,040 a year. About 1,940 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $37,670 and the 90th is $99,200. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,206 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, at $1,281 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,206

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,040

$37,670 to $99,200

Rent (1 bd)

$932

$1,109 (2 bd)

Employment

1,940

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

201st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,040.

Taxes$764
Rent$932
Other living costs$1,851
Left over$1,206

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,040
Federal income tax: −$4,806
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,364
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $47,870
Effective tax rate: 16.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $932
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $536
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,783

Left over each month

$4,753 gross, minus $764 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.

$1,206

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,281/mo.

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Questions

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

$57,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,940 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,206 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

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

Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, leaves $1,281 a month, more than Killeen.