Truck driver (heavy) · La Crosse, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in La Crosse: $1,245/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in La Crosse at $60,300 a year. About 2,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.88). The 10th percentile is $47,000 and the 90th is $81,470. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 153 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,245

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,300

$47,000 to $81,470

Rent (1 bd)

$894

$1,064 (2 bd)

Employment

2,100

Location quotient 1.88

Pay rank

75th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,300.

Taxes$992
Rent$894
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$1,245

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,300
Federal income tax: −$5,198
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,613
State income tax (WI): −$2,098
Take-home pay: $48,391
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $894
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,788

Left over each month

$5,025 gross, minus $992 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.

$1,245

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 La Crosse?

$60,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 153 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than La Crosse.