Truck driver (heavy) · Kiryas Joel, NY

Truck driver (heavy) in Kiryas Joel: $65/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Kiryas Joel at $62,760 a year. About 3,330 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $48,750 and the 90th is $78,830. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,692/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $65 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisburg, about 179 miles away, at $984 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$65

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,760

$48,750 to $78,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,692

$2,014 (2 bd)

Employment

3,330

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

22nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,760.

Taxes$1,095
Rent$1,692
Other living costs$2,378
Left over$65

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,760
Federal income tax: −$5,493
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,801
State income tax (NY): −$2,847
Take-home pay: $49,619
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,692
Groceries: $485
Getting around: $619
Healthcare: $546
Utilities and internet: $303
Everything else: $425
Total spending: $4,070

Left over each month

$5,230 gross, minus $1,095 in tax and $4,070 in living costs.

$65

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisburg, $984/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Kiryas Joel?

$62,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,330 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$65 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,692, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.

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

Harrisburg, about 179 miles away, leaves $984 a month, more than Kiryas Joel.